Development is the gaining of skills in all aspects your child's life. There are different areas of development:
You may be concerned about your child's development in just one of these areas, more than one, or all of these areas.
All children are different and develop at different rates, so there is a range of ages when they learn these skills.
However, there are certain ages by which most children will have developed a certain skill. These are called developmental milestones. If your child has not met their milestone, it may be of concern and it is important to seek advice (please see individual sections for further details).
Maendeleo ni ujuzi wa kila aina katika maisha ya mtoto. Kuna maeneo tofauti ya maendeleo: Unaweza kuwa na wasiwasi juu ya maendeleo ya mtoto wako katika moja tu ya maeneo haya, zaidi ya moja, au maeneo yote. Watoto wote ni tofauti na wanaendelea kwa kasi tofauti, kwa hiyo kuna umri tofauti wakati wanajifunza ujuzi huu. Hata hivyo, kuna umri fulani ambapo watoto wengi watakuwa wamepata ustadi fulani. Hizi huitwa hatua za maendeleo. Ikiwa mtoto wako haujapata hatua yake ya msingi, inaweza kuwa ya wasiwasi na ni muhimu kutafuta ushauri (tafadhali angalia sehemu za mtu binafsi kwa maelezo zaidi).