A Parent Brings a Child to the Clinic with Concerns

Multiple Choice

A parent brings a child to the clinic with concerns about the child's inability to sit unaided. The nurse explains that development is based on in-born timetables and the child will be able to meet this milestone at a specific time. The nurse is basing this information on which theory of growth and development?

A) Biophysical theory.
B) Task theory.
C) Psychosocial theory.
D) Havighurst's theory.