Baby Milestone

The Baby Milestone Course provides a comprehensive introduction to child development and early psychology, helping learners understand how children grow, learn, and develop from infancy through adolescence.

This course explores key areas of child psychology, including cognitive, emotional, social, moral, language, and personality development. You’ll study major developmental theories such as Erikson’s psychosocial theory, Piaget’s cognitive development stages, and attachment theory, gaining insight into how children form relationships and respond to their environment.

The course also examines common developmental challenges, including issues in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, such as behavioural concerns, anxiety, separation, and emotional wellbeing. Designed for parents, caregivers, childcare professionals, and anyone interested in child development, this CPD-accredited course supports personal and professional growth.

Please note: This course does not qualify learners for HCPC registration or recognition as a child psychologist.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of child psychology

• Identify key stages and milestones of child development

• Recognise cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development patterns

• Understand attachment, relationships, and separation impacts

• Identify factors influencing healthy and problematic development

• Recognise common developmental issues in infancy, childhood, and adolescence

• Support children’s growth with informed, developmentally appropriate approaches

Course Curriculum

1. Child Psychology and Its Major Context

2. Understanding Child Development

3. Scope and Stages of Child Development

4. Areas of Child Development

5. Erikson’s Theory of Child Development

6. Attachment and Relationship Building

7. Impacts of Separation and Loss of Attachment

8. Factors Influencing Development

9. Cognitive Development

10. Social and Emotional Development

11. Moral and Ethical Development

12. Personality and Intellectual Development

13. Language Development

14. Problems of Infancy

15. Problems in Childhood and Adolescence

16. Problems of Adolescence