Unlike adults, 4-year-old children do not understand that animals grow get physically bigger and more complex, but that inanimate objects do not change in this way.

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By the age of 4, children begin to understand basic concepts of growth and can differentiate between living things, which grow and change over time, and inanimate objects, which do not grow in the same way.

Unlike Adults, 4-Year-Old Children Do Not Understand That Animals Grow