Caring For Childhood in Islamic Education

This study aims at understanding the cognitive, ethical, social, psychological and physical development of childhood. It focuses on these developmental aspects which are important for the individual as a whole. Negligence in any of these dimensions wil inevitably affect the others. The study recommends that parents and educators should be concerned with this stage, so as to facilitate the development of the child and to help him go through this stage smoothly before he reaches the phase of adolescence.