OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT

An approach to developmental psychology to understand its contributions and limitations, a review of the characteristics of the different developmental stages and the ways of approaching each of these stages.

To understand what developmental psychology is and to use it to improve our educational work. To know and identify in children both the characteristics of the different developmental stages and the ways of approaching each of these stages the characteristics of the different developmental stages and the best way to deal with them. To apply what we have learnt in the programming of activities and in our relationship with the children.

• Contributions of some authors (Eriksson, Freud, Piaget and Kolberg).
• Developmental characteristics from 3 to 18 years of age.
• Programming of activities with evolutionary criteria.