ABSTRACT
@#Quality child growth and development are important tools in assisting today's children to become the adults of the future. Hence, developmental delays in young children have an impact not only on a child's abilities to learn new skills, but also in the opportunities of the greater community or society. In this regard, parents and caregivers are the most well-equipped to prevent the child from experiencing developmental delays. Children will learn to trust the person who sensitively interacts with them and this trust provides a foundation for future learning, growth, and development. This paper looks at the importance of encouraging child development through the parents or guardians of children, since they are inevitably linked to a child's learning, and they know their own children better than anyone else. Parents and guardians who do not have the skills required to monitor and encourage the development of young children can and should be trained by professionals. This research reveals that training parents and guardians to use the Developmental Surveillance and Promotion Manual in monitoring and encouraging development of young children is a very important way to prevent future developmental delays.