The manual discusses the main issues of the psychological development of a child in various age periods of childhood - from infancy to school. The material is presented in the form of educational psychological and pedagogical situations that maximally contribute to the practical assimilation of the theoretical course “Age Psychology”. The book is equipped with a large number of diagrams and tables, as well as a methodological block containing control questions and assignments, tests, a dictionary of terms, topics for essays and term papers. The manual is intended for students of pedagogical educational institutions of full-time and distance learning, preschool teachers, as well as parents. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the copyright holders.