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Physical and intellectual Development

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Physical development According to Child Care and Development by P. Minett, physical development is 'development of the body'. It's what a child is able to do with their body at different stages in their development and it varies from child to child. The child goes through several different stages in their physical development there are average ages at which you would expect the child to be able to do something like sit up, walk and talk. But these times vary a lot because not all children are the same. There are physical skills that a child needs at physical development proceeds. Motor skills; these are skills which need 'co-ordination between brain and muscles' (child care and development by P. Minett). Messages are sent from the brain to the muscles telling them to work. It's then the child that needs the necessary skills to carry out the task. The child will need to...

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