Criteria of classification:
- According to the stage of Cognitive Development that the program requires
- According to the stage of Sensorimotor Development that the program requires
- According to the stage of Psychosocial Development that the program requires
- According to the appropriateness or inappropriateness of the contents of the game for every state of matureness
- According to the skills that the program helps to develop or its educational contents
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Names of different age groups:
- Baby (up to 3 years)
- Toddler (3 - 5 years)
- Child (6 - 9 years)
- Pre-Teen (10 - 12 years)
- Teen (13 - 19 years)
- Early Adult (18 - 21 years)
Stages of Cognitive Development according to Piaget:
- Sensory Motor Stage (Birth - 2yrs)
- Preoperational Stage (2yrs - 7yrs)
- Concrete Operational Stage (7yrs - 11yrs)
- Formal Operations Stage (11yrs - 16yrs)
Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
- Early Childhood: Achieving Autonomy (18 months to 3 years)
- Middle Childhood: Developing Initiative (ages 3 to 6)
- Late Childhood: Becoming Industrious (ages 7 to 11)
- Adolescence: Establishing Identity (ages 11 and upwards)