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title: How kids develop skills from birth to age 5
description: What skills develop during the first five years? Here’s how babies, toddlers, and preschoolers typically develop physical, emotional, and thinking skills.
slug: skill-development-from-birth-to-age-5
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-06T22:00:07.970Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/80620C74E0D64611BB4DFB3ABB7F6C93/f4a2e3fb0b1c6555dcfabf96db164cf7/G500046657.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/skill-development-from-birth-to-age-5
lang: en
---

# How kids develop skills from birth to age 5

Kids build skills quickly in the first five years of life. The brain grows fast in babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Language blooms, and [thinking gets more developed](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-kids-develop-thinking-and-learning-skills). Young children also gain social and emotional skills that let them interact with other people. Get more details on how skills develop during these early years.

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