1. Development is the product of heredity and environment.
2. Development is a continuous process.
3. Development of various traits is correlated.
4. Development proceeds from general to specific.
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5. Development can be predicted.
6. Rate of development is not even throughout.
7. Development follows a sequential order. It is a step by step process.
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8. Rates of development of different aspects are different.
9. Every child has his own rate of development.
Various Aspects of Growth and Development these can be named as follows:
(a) Physical growth and development.
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(b) Intellectual or mental growth and development.
(c) Emotional development.
(d) Social development.