Child Development

What the resources cover

The mind maps do most of the work on this page. Several are titled simply Child Development, and they branch into parenthood, pregnancy, the development of the child, diet, health and care, and support for parents. Others focus on types of family, such as nuclear, extended, single parent, foster, adoptive and step families, plus looked after children.

Safety has its own map, with labels such as the lion mark, BSI kite mark and CE mark, and types of accident like falls, burns, scalds and drowning. Another map covers the different types of transitions that can affect children, including parents separating, bullying and friends moving away.

Milestones by age

Many maps are broken down by age, from At birth, 1 month and 3 months to Nine months, 18 months, Three years and 4 years. The Childcare: Milestones (0-3 years) and Milestones 3-5 Years maps give a wider view. Flashcards such as Childcare: Milestones: Physical(Fine) Development let you test the same ground month by month.

Where to start

1. Open one of the whole-topic Child Development maps to see the shape of the course.
2. Learn the key terms with the flashcard deck that defines each type of development with examples.
3. Move to the age-based maps and the milestone flashcards.
4. Finish with the quizzes, including milestone quiz and birth up to 8 years.

Using maps and quizzes together

Read a map, close it, then take a quiz on the same topic. Anything you miss tells you which branch to reread. The Emotional Development and Social Development quizzes from Child Development Book 1 pair well with the matching maps and flashcards.

Where this unit sits

This unit belongs to the Human Growth and Development strand of Health and social care. Teachers can use the revision maps and decks as ready-made starters. Choose one map today and see how much you can recall.