Beginning Brain Development

From birth to the first birthday

• Newborn
• Toddler
• Infant
• Preschooler

From age one to the third birthday

• Newborn
• Toddler
• Infant
• Preschooler

From age 3 to age 6

• Preschooler
• Toddler 
• Infant
• School Age

Development proceeds from the head downward

• Proximodistal Principle
• Cephalocaudal Principle
• Maturation
• Gross Motor Skills

Development proceeds from the center of the body outward.

• Proximodistal Principle 
• Cephalocaudal Principle
• Maturation
• Gross Motor Skills

large muscles such as in the arms or legs

• Fine Motor
• Gross Motor
• Maturation
• Cognitive

Small muscles in hands and fingers

• Fine Motor
• Gross Motor
• Cognitive
• Cephalocaudal 

involves feeling and the expression of feelings

• social development
• cognitive development
• emotional development
• physical development

processes people use to gain knowledge

• gross motor
• fine motor
• emotional 
• cognitive

learning to relate to others

• emotional
• cognitive
• physical
• social