Childhood and Development Years (English)

Author: Dr. Sanjeev 

This book is primarily written for the B.Ed Core Course: Childhood and Development Years (CDY), which is a compulsory subject in the 1st Semester of most Indian universities. The content fully aligns with the B.Ed syllabi of various institutions where this course is sometimes titled Childhood and Development Years, Childhood and Growing Up, or Childhood and Development (Paper–I). These subjects appear in official B.Ed programs of universities such as HPU, MDU, DU, IGNOU, and other state universities, where the study of child development forms the foundation of teacher training.

The book provides a comprehensive understanding of a child’s growth across multiple domains—physical, cognitive, emotional, and social—helping students grasp how children think, interact, and learn at different stages of life. It includes chapters on major development theories from Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Kohlberg, and Bandura, making it highly relevant for B.Ed courses that require understanding psychological foundations of learning.

It also explains the role of family, school, socio-economic conditions, media, and cultural background in shaping a child’s personality and learning patterns. These topics match the structure of the B.Ed Childhood and Growing Up syllabus used widely across India.

By combining theory with practical classroom implications, this book supports multiple B.Ed courses that deal with child behaviour and learning, such as:

• Childhood and Development Years (CDY) – 1st Semester Core Course

• Childhood and Growing Up (CGU) – Paper-I in many universities

• Learner and Learning components in education psychology modules

• Foundation papers dealing with developmental psychology in teacher education

Overall, the book serves as an essential text for trainee teachers to understand learners deeply, making it useful for anyone studying the Childhood and Development Years course or similar foundational B.Ed subjects across Indian universities.