OBJECT PERMANENCE: A DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE

Certain key markers in childhood development help identify how your little one is progressing. Object permanence acts as a signal that your child's psychological capacity is about to blossom!

As your little one grows, they will develop a plethora of new physical, mental and emotional skills that will enable them to understand and navigate the world. One of the many cognitive skills that your child will learn is object permanence. Object permanence is the ability to understand that something still exists even if it’s removed from your sight.

For example, if your child understands object permanence, they will know that if they can’t see their favourite toy, that doesn’t mean it has ceased to exist. Similarly, they’ll understand that if you walk into the next room and are out of sight, you haven’t disappeared completely.

DISCOVERING OBJECT PERMANENCE

Jean Piaget, a psychologist famed for his work on child psychology, created a theory of cognitive development in children. In his work, he discovered the concept of object permanence and earmarked it as a crucial milestone in the intellectual development of children.