Human development starts from
2019
Human development starts from
- A.
Stage of infancy
- B.
Pre-childhood stage
- C.
Pre-natal stage
- D.
Post-childhood stage
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Correct answer: C
Concept: "Development" is the entire continuous process of qualitative and quantitative change an organism undergoes across its whole lifespan. In Child Development and Pedagogy (CDP), this process is defined to begin at conception - the moment the fertilised egg (zygote) forms - not at birth. The period from conception to birth is called the pre-natal (ante-natal) stage, and it is treated as the very first stage of human development, preceding infancy, childhood, and every later stage.
Application: Since conception itself falls inside the pre-natal stage, human development starts from the pre-natal stage.
Contrast with the other stages offered:
Infancy begins only after birth (birth to about 2 years) - it follows the pre-natal stage, so it cannot be where development starts.
Pre-childhood (early childhood, roughly 2-6 years) is a still-later postnatal stage, coming after infancy.
Post-childhood (later childhood/adolescence) is the last of the four options, occurring years after birth.
Result: Human development begins at conception, i.e., in the pre-natal stage.