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The 7 most influential child developmental theories

Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Key Takeaways Child development theories help explain how children grow socially, emotionally, and cognitively over time.Understanding child development is valuable for ...
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Cost-free lifespan extension via optimization of gene expression in adulthood aligns with the developmental theory of ageing

Ageing evolves because the force of selection on traits declines with age but the proximate causes of ageing are incompletely understood. The ‘disposable soma’ theory of ageing (DST) upholds that ...