The student will be introduced to basic terminology and the theoretical frameworks that guide the study of the human lifespan, specifically birth to adolescence. The student will review the physiological function of different body systems, their interrelationships, and how changes occur over the course of a lifetime, focusing on birth to adolescence. The student will correlate these changes with age appropriate motor, cognitive and social-emotional development, and demonstrate awareness and appropriate therapeutic intervention for specific issues/conditions that impact infants, children and adolescents.