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Fertilization in the uterine wall, embryo stage

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Erikson's Stage: None

Physical Development: Develops eye color, hair color and texture, and skin pigmentation.

Cognitive Development: Brain development

Care Considerations: Be gentle and focus on health of mother. Avoid things that can affect the health and well being of the fetus.

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Erickson's Stage: Trust vs Mistrust. In this stage the infant is becoming aware of who their primary caregivers are (mom and dad). They can recognize who they are able to trust with their needs and safety.

Physical Development: Triples in weight and starts to develop muscles. They will also grow in length and become taller. Later in this stage, teeth may also develop

Cognitive Development: Infants will start to become more verbal, attempting to sound out and repeat words. Memory strengthens and they are able to recognize familiar people and things.

Social-Emotional Development: Infants are able to be more trusting to a person that gives them physical affection. People who give them comfort allow them to feel comfortable.

Care Considerations: Give infants constant care and affection. Without getting the proper care, they could become excessively needy.

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Erickson's Stage: Autonomy vs Shame/Doubt. In this stage, the toddler is growing to be more independent. They are exploring their options based off of what they are attracted to. However, they are also experience the feeling of shame. They feel a sense of embarrassment when they are corrected for what they know to be ideal.

Physical Development: Most baby teeth should come in at this stage. They are also learning to control their bladder. Motor sensory skills improve and they are able to walk, run, and even climb on their own.

Cognitive Development: Toddlers now express their ideas through words and sentences. They might not be the most accurate, but they are understandable to others. Attitudes are also clearly expressed.

Social-Emotional  Development: Confidence is built up making it easy for toddlers to express what they want. When they don't get what they want, throw tantrums.

Care Considerations: Avoid being over protective, and promote being independent insidead. When toddlers are too sheltered, it will discourage curiosity and shape them into being only dependent on others.

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Erickson's Stage: Initiative vs Guilt. In this stage, preschoolers are able to take initiative to follow through with their ideas, in hopes to please others. When plans do not work out, they put others feelings in consideration and feel guilty that their ideas caused a negative effect on  someone else.

Physical Development: Preschooler grows in height causing them to appear slimmer. They have grasped the concept of balance and strength.

Cognitive Development: Preschoolers can clearly speak full sentences. They are also becoming aware of any environment their in, which causes them to have a short attention span. This also influences imagination and creative thinking.

Social-Emotional: More confidence and enthusiasm is gained. This makes it easy for preschoolers to connect with peers and makes friends. When interacting more with others, they learn how to think about others and their feelings.

Care Considerations: Toddlers should be allowed new experiences to fuel their creative mind. When restricting more options, it discourages them to be a leader.

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Erickson's Stage: Industry vs Inferiority. In this stage, school-age children are being put into settings where they feel progressive with themselves. There is a sense of growth and self-satisfaction. On the other hand, there is also the lack of self-satisfaction. The feeling of lacking worth when compared to others and their achievements.

Physical Development: All or most permanent teeth should be in at this stage. They are also experiencing body changes such as capability of reproduction and imbalance of hormones.

Cognitive Development: School-age children learn to develop grace in their actions. They also really get to understand things in a logical way. Looking and judging different perspectives based on what they have experienced.

Social-Emotional Development: They often look for people or crowds that give them appreciation. They associate with people they know will give them praise or compliments on their actions.

Care Considerations: School-age children need confirmation that they are doing something right. They need to be recognized for the efforts they make, because without it, it will make them feel worthless.

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Erickson's Stage: Identity vs Role Confusion. In this stage, adolescents are going through personal identity and where they stand as a person. They are conflicted by who they are and what they want to be to others.

Physical Development: Adolescents experiences change in their reproductive systems, and other areas of their body. They now require a lot of sleep to be able to function properly.

Cognitive Development: Growing up means they acquire lots of knowledge from education and experience. They also question things that affect their personal identity.

Social-Emotional Development: It is common to feel very confused about things and overthink them. This causes them to rebel against things they disagree with, things that they don't fully understand.

Care Considerations: It is important to provide some kind of guidance in their lives. Without guidance, they will make decisions based only off of what they know. They could end up making wrong decisions that negatively affect themselves and others.

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Erickson's Stage: Intimacy vs Isolation. In this stage young adults want to pursue strong relationships with other people. They want to be able to open up to someone who they trust and depend on. The other side of that would be isolation. Having no close relationships and keeping all emotional feeling to themselves.

Physical Development: The skin loses a lot of moisture and the body begins to gain weight. Motor sensory also slightly declines due to all of the gained body growth.

Cognitive Development: After questioning about life itself, young adults seem to develop philosophy. They know how to problem solve and break down situations. There is more awareness and a sense of being put together.

Social-Emotional Development: Young adults go out to establish themselves in society. They have a desire to be committed to certain things, places, or people.

Care Considerations: Young adults need someone to be there for them. They need support from someone who will encourage their actions. They need to find people to make a positive relationship with.

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Erickson's Stage: Generativity vs Stagnation. In this stage, middle adults want to make an impact while they still can. They want to do everything in their power to improve things. The other option would be doing nothing. There would be a lack of impactful ambitions and absence in productivity.

Physical Development: Chronic illnesses develop along with poor health. Reflexes slow down and there is a decreased sense of balance. Staying active can be difficult.

Cognitive Development: Despite poor physical aspects, creativity increases. Memory is also still good, along with problem solving and the ability to obtain knowledge.

Social-Emotional Development: There are raising concerns for the next generation. Middle adults want to be able to contribute what they can for their loved ones before they are not able to.

Care Considerations: Middle adults should still try to stay active. It might prolong physical and cognitive abilities and improve overall health.

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Erickson's Stage: Ego Integrity vs Despair. In this stage, later adults should have been happy and at peace with their life. They have accepted life coming to an end and has no regrets. People who do have regrets and have not accepted this live is despair. They are upset about missed opportunities and not being able to do more.

Physical Development: The ability to tolerate pain diminishes along with visual auditory and motor skills. There are physical changes such as wrinkles and weight gain as well.

Cognitive Development: It is common for dementia to develop. However, creative abilities and problem soling skills retain.

Social-Emotional Development: There are thoughts about retirement and how the rest of their life is going to be carried out. They dwell on the loss of friends or spouses, but celebrate new family members into the next generation.

Care Considerations: Later adults should be encouraged active socialization. They need to explore support systems and self-care. Without this, they will live their last few years alive in suffering and sadness.