This theme helps participants understand typical child development as well as disrupted child development. Developmental delays and how to meet children’s developmental needs is also covered in this theme. The unique challenges associated with parenting children from each developmental stage are highlighted.

• Understand typical child development as well as disrupted child development.
• Understand developmental delays and how to meet children’s developmental needs.
• Recognize the unique challenges associated with parenting children from each developmental stage.

• Believe it is important to support children in reaching their unique and full developmental potential.
• Commit to parenting children based upon their developmental level and not their chronological age.
• Willing to adapt according to the child’s developmental age.