A child begins to develop and grow from the zygote stage up until birth, while it is still in the mother’s womb. The genetics (the makeup) of the child are already in place once conception takes place. The child inherits genes from both mother and father.
Piaget was probably one of the most influential cognitive theorists. Cognition generally refers to any intellectual process within the human experience. Theses include interpretation, memory, thinking, and problem solving.
Piaget described development as going through different mental processes. He believed that all children pass through the stages but environmental influences on children will vary the ages each stage is reached. A child who is given more learning opportunities will develop faster by progressing through the stages at a faster rate. Therefore the different type of play throughout a child life increases a childes development rate. The different types of play are rough-and-tumble play, and organized sports.......

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