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Map child and adult development stages

developmental-psychologyskillsetup L164
Tibsfox/gsd-skill-creator
What it does

Explain human development from infancy through adulthood across cognitive, social, emotional domains

Best for

Designing age-appropriate experiences, understanding delays, or intervening during critical periods.

Inputs
  • · developmental question
  • · age stage
  • · context (family/culture)
Outputs
  • · stage explanation
  • · milestones
  • · implication for intervention
Preconditions
  • · age stage known
  • · domain clear (cognitive/social/emotional)
Failure modes
  • · stage model oversimplifies if individual variation ignored
  • · western bias if cultural context not considered
Trust signals
  • · Piaget stages (sensorimotor to formal ops)
  • · Erikson psychosocial crises
  • · Attachment theory (Bowlby, Ainsworth)