• Discuss some of the major changes that occur from infancy to middle childhood.
• Discuss the social worker's role in supporting positive developmental outcomes.
• Outline the qualities that contribute to positive development during infancy, toddlerhood, early childhood, and middle childhood.
• Discuss the risk to healthy infant and toddler development.
• Discuss protective factors in infancy and toddlerhood and address how these factors are influenced by the child's physical development, socioeconomic status, and social environment.