This section includes psychological theories emphasising different aspects of the nature and process of influences on development and their interrelatedness. It also explores the role of nature and nurture in shaping development.
This section describes sensations, sensory processing, forming perceptions, and their role in cognitive development. It also explores the development of various facets of cognition, such as memory, reasoning, problem-solving and planning.
The steps in the journey of making sense of the social world, the development of intention, belief, and the understanding of false belief, theory of mind and empathy, including the role of play in development, are described in this section.
This section describes attachment formation between a child and the primary caregiver, its behavioural expressions, the typical patterns and disorders of attachment and factors that influence attachment security.
The theories of language learning, development of speech sounds and the pattern of child-directed speech and its influence on language development is described in this section.
This section elaborates on primitive and postural reflexes, provides a detailed approach for delayed or abnormal motor development, and describes abnormal patterns of movements seen in children.