AbstractGrowth and development is a process of growing to maturity. Development is a lifelong process of physical, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional growth and change. It transforms from infanthood to childhood, childhood to adolescence, and adolescence to adulthood and during these phases enormous changes take place. During these phases an individual passes through a variet to challenges and adjustment processes. One needs to understand and study how human being is related to the feelings, growth and development of self and others. Various models for the relationship that occurs in each of human being’s growth and development process. Old age is the “Heritage” which is needed for any past or future references. Certain pre-requisites that any elderly may follow in order for this smooth transformation and a child can be an agent in this transformation.
Keywords: Growth; Development; Child; Aging; Family; Human Development; Development Models.