Many parents want the best for their young child by providing them love, shelter, comfort and atmosphere. However, those parents still have questions that arise about their up-bringing and so their questions actually reflect a few fundamental themes in child development. These themes would, and then in part, help us unify our understanding of child development.
The first theme has to do with the “predictability” of development. Many believe that development is either continuous or not. For those who think development is continuous often think that once a young child chooses his or her own path, that child woul