Understanding emotional milestones helps in assessing whether a child's emotional development is on track. Some key milestones include:
Infancy (0-1 year): Developing attachment, expressing basic emotions like joy and distress. Toddlerhood (1-3 years): Experiencing a wider range of emotions, beginning to recognize and label emotions. Preschool (3-5 years): Understanding and managing emotions, empathy begins to develop. School Age (6-12 years): More complex emotional understanding, peer relationships become important. Adolescence (13-18 years): Identity formation, increased emotional regulation, and abstract thinking.
