A student nurse who works in a pediatric clinic is assisting with an assessment on a young child who is not yet walking.She knows that it is considered a delayed gross motor ability if the child does not walk by _____ months.

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A critical period of development refers to a specific phase or period when the presence of a function or reasoning has its greatest effect on a specific aspect of development.For example,if a child does not walk by the age of 20 months,there is delayed gross motor ability,which slows exploration and manipulation of the environment.The success or failure experienced within a phase affects the child's ability to complete the next phases.

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