Question

Describe the different developmental age periods:

Germinal

Embryonic

Fetal

Neonatal

Infancy

Toddler

Preschool

Middle childhood

Prepubertal

Adolescence

Answer 1

Germinal : The germinal stage is the prenatal developmental Slage that begins at Conception and lasts through the second week of pregnancy. Embryonic : The embryonic stage of pregnancy is a stage that Spans from implantation through Organogenesis. This stage involves implantation, division of germ layers and Organogenesis. The embryonic stage ends with the start of fetal development, about 12 weeks gestation in human Fetal The fetal period of prenatal development marks more important change in the brain. This period of development begine during the ninth week and lasts until birth. Neonatal & The neonatal period is a time of extensive and ongoing System transition from uterine environment to exteanal environment: . * Birth to a month period is called neonatal perod. Infancy. Among humans the period of life between birth and acquisition of language approximately One to two years - Toddler: Toddler years are time of great Cognitive, emotional and Social development: + Toddler is a child 12 to 36 monthe old.

preschool • advancing years. In Social and preschool age is 3-5 years • Child is from infancy toward and into preschool this age some tremendous intellectual, emotional changes takes place. Middle childhood • In this age of 6 to 12 years, children develop foundation skills for building healthy Social relationships and learn odles that will prepare them for adoloscence and adulthood prepuberty : The period of life just prior to sexual maturation; preprodution, prepoofessional age.it is to before puberty. Age range 10-13 years. Adolescence & Age ranges between 10 and 19, are also between ages 13 to 19 . Physical and physio- logical change takes place in adolescence.