milestone

(noun)

An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.

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Examples of milestone in the following topics:

  • Cultural and Societal Influences on Child Development

    • The society and culture in which one grows up influence everything from developmental milestones and parenting styles to what kinds of hardship one is more likely to face.
    • In the early decades of the 20th century, normative psychologists studied large numbers of children at various ages to determine the average ages at which most children reach specific physical, cognitive, and psychosocial milestones in development (Gesell, 1933, 1939, 1940; Gesell & Ilg, 1946; Hall, 1904).
    • Not all of the milestones were universal, meaning they are not experienced by all individuals across all cultures.
    • Biological milestones such as puberty tend to be universal, while social milestones, such as the age at which children begin formal schooling or individuate from their parents, can differ greatly across cultures (Gesell & Ilg, 1946).
  • Physical Development in Childhood

    • As stated above, children grow very quickly and meet physical milestones rapidly in the first few years of life.
    • The following is a list of the major milestones that occur in children during those first formative years.
  • Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

    • Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood; the typical age range is from 12 to 18 years, and this stage of development has some predictable psychosocial milestones.
  • Physical Development in Adulthood

    • Review the milestones of physical development in early and middle adulthood
  • Cognitive Development in Adulthood

    • Review the milestones of cognitive development in early and middle adulthood
  • Physical Development in Adolescence

    • Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood; the typical age range is from 12 to 18 years, and this stage of development has some predictable physical milestones.
  • The Newborn

  • Socioemotional Development in Adulthood

    • Review the milestones and crises of socioemotional development in early and middle adulthood
  • Socioemotional Development in Childhood

  • Cognitive Development in Childhood

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