Development is a process that revolves around growth and change. Everyone knows about development. While some argue that human development is a gradual and continuous process, others argue that it is a discontinuous process, in which distinct stages occur one after the other. Sigmund Freud undoubtedly believed in continuity, while Jerome Kagan clearly supports claims about discontinuity. The overall debate revolves around the question of whether development is systematic and whether it is a smooth progression or whether it is a series of abrupt changes or shifts. When it comes to my own life, I see both continuity and discontinuity in various aspects of it. This being said, my experience suggests the assertion that development is a combination of continuity and continuity. As babies, we begin to “coo” and “babb.” Then we progress to using single words, which gradually turn into two words, and then full sentences. This progression is an ongoing process. However, development does not occur at a fixed rate or rhythm, which makes it possible to say that ongoing development does not actually occur in a "continuous" manner - it occurs in gradual steps, which may be abrupt or gradual . This leads me to believe that continuity and discontinuity both play a role in development. When we learn new concepts and information in school, our educators usually organize them in a way that we build on our prior knowledge. Would he be able to understand certain concepts if we had never heard of something like this before? We very likely could, and it may well be that it is this social construct that has led us to learn continuously rather than discontinuously. Similarly, in language development, an individual may well be able to progress from "cooing" to using two words at a time. This may seem atypical, but it is nevertheless the case. We note, however, that continuous development occurs in the context of generally age-related changes, whereas discontinuous development can include quite abrupt but significant changes. Discontinuities may well be adaptations, which also suggests plasticity. We don't necessarily always act the way we did when we were young children, and our personalities tend to change as we develop and grow. Our attitudes and behaviors are not always preserved throughout our lives. For example, the way I think today is very different from the way I thought when I was eleven. It was not a gradual process, but an abrupt one. We all think in different ways, depending on our age and stage of development. Our thinking is not as coherent as we