Child Development Basics

How learners change, and what that means for how you teach them.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Why teachers need this
2. 1.2 The domains of development
3. 1.3 Nature, nurture and environment
4. 1.4 Typical ranges rather than fixed stages
1. 2.1 How thinking changes with age
2. 2.2 Memory, attention and cognitive load
3. 2.3 Language, and its link to learning
4. 2.4 Executive function and self-regulation
1. 3.1 Attachment, and how far it reaches
2. 3.2 Friendship and peer relationships
3. 3.3 Identity and self-concept
4. 3.4 Emotional regulation at different ages
1. 4.1 Growth and motor development
2. 4.2 Sleep, nutrition and readiness to learn
3. 4.3 Puberty and adolescence
4. 4.4 The adolescent brain
1. 5.1 Recognising developmental difference
2. 5.2 Common additional needs in outline
3. 5.3 High attainment and giftedness
4. 5.4 Referral routes, and who to involve
1. 6.1 Poverty, and what it does educationally
2. 6.2 Adverse experiences and trauma in outline
3. 6.3 Language, culture and migration
4. 6.4 Resilience and protective factors
1. 7.1 Age-appropriate expectations
2. 7.2 Explaining at the right level
3. 7.3 Designing tasks that fit development
4. 7.4 Avoiding the developmental myths
1. 8.1 Labels, and what they do to a child
2. 8.2 Talking to parents about development
3. 8.3 Confidentiality and records
4. 8.4 Knowing the limits of your own expertise

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Skills your degree does not cover Employers ask for practical tools alongside the qualification. This fills that gap while you study.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.