Children's Developmental Stages
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Cognitive Development - Piaget |
Social Development - Erikson |
Moral Development - Kohlberg |
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Sensorimotor Period (0-2 years) |
Trust vs. Mistrust (0-1.5 years) |
Pre-conventional Level (0-7 years) - Stage 1 Punishment / Obedience orientation - Stage 2 Instrumental / Relativist Orientation |
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Pre-operational Period - Pre-conceptual Stage (2-4 years) - Intuitive Stage (4-7 years) |
Autonomy vs. Doubt (1.5-3 years) Initiative vs. Guilt (3-7 years) |
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Period of Concrete Operations (7-11 years) |
Industry vs. Inferiority (7-11 years) |
Conventional Level (7-11 years) - Stage 1 Interpersonal Concordance Orientation - Stage 2 "Law and Order" Orientation |
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Period of Formal Operations (11-15 years) |
Identity vs. Role Confusion (11-15 years) |
Post-conventional Level (Adolescence / Adulthood) - Stage 1 Contractual / Legalistic Orientation - Stage 2 Universal / Ethical / Principle Orientation |
Note: This table is adapted from Russell, D. L. (2005) Literature for Children: A Short Introduction (p. 29).