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Cognitive development in children: a pivotal ladder towards successful maturation – an overview

This paper depicts an overview by correlating Piaget's theory of ‘cognitive development’ with several ‘psychological’ perspectives of development during the various stages of life; with the onset, beginning, right from birth extending upto late adolescence. Chiefly, the far- improved, imaginary, magnificently integrated nature of mental representations, with its broad levels of development and maturation; associated with the humans during this tenure can be well appreciated. The ‘cognitive model’ as described by Jean Piaget also demonstrates a strong connection with the subsequent behavior management techniques in children. Piaget theorized that children's knowledge about reality is realized by ‘touching’ and ‘observing’; he termed this phenomenon as ‘constructivism’. Though, through the massive evolution of time, the ‘theory of cognition’ has suffered a waning of influence, because of it’s gross list of short-comings and drawbacks, yet it remains one of the most sought-after concepts, even to this day, because of its impeccable contributions to the arena of both physical and mental maturation.