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child development
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child development

Growth of perceptual, emotional, intellectual, and behavioral capabilities and functioning during childhood (prior to puberty). It includes development of language, symbolic thought, logic, memory, emotional awareness, empathy, a moral sense, and a sense of identity, including sex-role identity.



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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breast-feeding throughout the first year of life, with the belief that breast milk is ``the optimal form of nutrition for infant growth and development.
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