| Early childhood is a stage in human development. |
幼兒期是人類發展的階段。 |
| It generally includes toddlerhood and some time afterwards. |
幼兒期通常包括嬰兒期及其後的一段時間。 |
| Play age is an unspecific designation approximately within the scope of early childhood. |
遊戲年齡是一個約莫在幼兒期內的統稱。 |
| Some age-related development periods and examples of defined intervals are: newborn (ages 0–5 weeks); infant (ages 5 weeks – 1 year); toddler (ages 1–3 years); preschooler (ages 3–5 years); school-aged child (ages 5–12 years); adolescent (ages 13–19). |
以下是一些與年齡相關的發展階段及其年齡組別: 新生兒（0-5 週齡）； 嬰兒（5 周至 1 歲）； 幼兒（1-3 歲）； 學齡前兒童（3-5歲）； 學齡兒童（5-12 歲）； 青少年（13-19 歲）。 |
| Infants and toddlers experience life more holistically than any other age group. |
嬰幼兒比其他年齡組別都更能全面地體會人生。 |
| Social, emotional, cognitive, language, and physical lessons are not learned separately by very young children. |
幼童並不會分別學習社交、情感、認知、語言和身體的知識。 |
| Adults who are most helpful to young children interact in ways that understand that the child is learning from the whole experience, not just that part of the experience to which the adult gives attention. |
最能幫助幼兒成長的成人會理解孩子正在從整個經歷中學習，而不僅僅是成人關注的那部分，從而與他們互動 |
| The most information learned occurs between birth and the age of three, during this time humans develop more quickly and rapidly than they would at any other point in their life. |
人在初生至三歲間習得最多的資訊，相比起其他時期，人類在這段時間成長得更快更迅速。 |
| Love, affection, encouragement and mental stimulation from the parents or guardians of these young children aid in development. |
來自家長或監護人的愛、感情、鼓勵和精神刺激有助幼兒發展。
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| At this time in life, the brain is growing rapidly and it is easier for information to be absorbed; parts of the brain can nearly double in a year. |
大腦在這段時期迅速地成長，而更容易吸收資訊；大腦某些部分的大小在一年內幾乎可以翻倍。 |
| During this stage, children need vital nutrients and personal interaction for their brain to grow properly. |
孩子在這個階段需要必需的營養和個人互動才能讓他們的大腦正常發育。 |
| Children's brains will expand and become more developed in these early years. |
孩子的大腦在早年會擴大並變得更加發達。 |
| Although adults play a huge part in early childhood development, the most important way children develop is interaction with other children. |
儘管成人在兒童早期發展中發揮著重要作用，但兒童發展最重要的是與其他兒童的互動。 |
| Children develop close relationships with the children they spend a large period of time with. |
孩子會和與他們相處時間久的孩子建立密切的關係。 |
| Close relationships with peers develop strong social connections that can be transferred later in life, even children at an early age have a preference of whom they want to interact with or form friendships with. |
朋輩的親密關係會發展出強大的社會聯繫，這種聯繫可以延伸至多年之後，即使是很小的孩子也有他們想要與之互動或建立友誼的偏好。 |
| Howes (1983) research suggested that there are distinctive characteristics of friendships, for infants, toddler and pre-school aged children. |
Howes (1983) 的研究表明，對於嬰幼兒和學齡前兒童來說，友誼具有鮮明的特徵。 |
