• Young children learn from imitating the behaviour of people in their environment, in particular, their carer’s. (May 2013) When observing their carers children explore the meanings of what they see and hear, and interpret them in their own way to understand the behaviour. (May 2013)
• During the early years a child’s short term memory span expands significantly to the point where cues and prompts can remind the child of the information they have stored in their memory. (Santrok 2014)