Window

Wiring Opportunity

Greatest Enhancement

Emotional Intelligence

    Trust

    Impulse Control

0 - 48 months

0 - 14 months

16 - 48 months

4 years to puberty

Social Development

    Attachment

    Independence

    Cooperation

0 - 48 months

0 - 12 months

18 - 36 months

24 - 48 months

4 years to puberty

Thinking Skills

    Cause and Effect

    Problem-Solving

0 - 48 months

0 - 16 months

16 - 48 months

4 years to puberty

Motor Development

0 - 24 months

2 - 5 years

Vision

0 - 24 months

2 years to puberty

Language Skills*

Early Sounds

Vocabulary

0 - 24 months

4 - 8 months

0 - 24 months

2 - 7 years

8 months - 10 years

2 - 5 years