Pace for Child Development

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This paper discusses the importance of the first few years of child development for social, mental and emotional formation. It examines the regular pace of child development and discusses the possible causes of delays. The paper discusses the impacts of developmental delays on children, how they can be diagnosed and the importance of treatment.

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"In homes where drug abuse takes place, people who are not related to the child are often in and out of the house taking time away from the parent-child relationship. Young children are even expected to take on the household chores like cleaning and cooking and babysitting their even younger siblings or elderly grandparents who may be present. While they must already face the difficulty of growing up and developing slower than their peers, they deal with these kinds of things at home adding aggressiveness, anxiety, defensiveness, anger, fear, and tiredness to their delays. Some children even develop physical symptoms because of drug abuse in the home while they are developing that stay with them for long periods of time if not permanently."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Miller, D. (2001). Family composition and circumstance: Adoption, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, foster care - Overview. Retrieved December 7, 2007, from Education Encyclopedia Web site: http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1980/Family-Composition-Circumstance.html
• NCBDDD. (2005, September 20). Child development. Retrieved December 7, 2007, from Center for Disease Control and Prevention Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/development.htm

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