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Gesell Institute of Child Development is a well-known non-profit agency that has
been associated with understanding how children grow and learn since 1950. Gesell
programs, publications, and research efforts help parents, educators, psychologists, social workers, and medical professionals worldwide in understanding the ages and stages of childhood.

Understanding stages of child growth and development and using this knowledge to interpret behaviors, plan appropriate curricula, and manage the classroom are essential to quality teaching practices. Such understanding is also integral to quality parenting, and in implementing best practices in all professions working with children.

Gesell materials, seminars, and workshops link the continuum of growth and development to a variety of practical applications, including the use of an effective screening measure, the Gesell Developmental Observation-Revised (GDO-R) and the Gesell Early Screener (GES).

Gesell Institute provides multiple sources of information for parents, teachers, and schools to assist them in making important decisions about children. We do not set policy or provide recommendations surrounding issues of retention, placement, or readiness “scores” in association with the Gesell Developmental Observation.

Please click on the appropriate image below to view an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file of our most recent annual report, agency brochure (currently under revision), or resource catalog.

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Listen to Body, Mind and Child on Gesell Radio

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Prepare Your Child's Body and Mind for Life!

Body, Mind and Child is a collaboration between Moving & Learning, an early childhood education consultancy based in Barnstead, New Hampshire and Jackstreet Media, a new media firm based in Los Angeles, California. Body, Mind and Child is not owned or operated by the Gesell Institute. The information provided through this radio program is presented for educational purposes only, and as one of many resources for parents and educators. Statements and opinions expressed in the BAM radio programs are not necessarily those of the Gesell Institute. For an archive of BAM radio programs, please click here.

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Updated February 20, 2013