Some aspects of development, such as prenatal development and language development, are closely tied to periods, which are periods during which a child is maximally sensitive to environmental influences.

Critical periods

Explanation:

Some aspects of development, such as prenatal development and language development, are closely tied to criticak periods, which are periods during which a child is maximally sensitive to environmental influences.

A critical period may last for months or even years and i is normally the time in which the developing child is particularly responsive to certain forms of experience or particularly hindered by their absence. A good example is the fact that children in the period 6-18 months are particularly sensitive to how they are being taken care of and that this is the time when they must develop their core attachment to their parents. Other periods may be particularly important for intellectual or linguistic development, for example the period 12-30 months when language develops so rapidly.