What does 'developmental tasks' mean?

Question

What does 'developmental tasks' mean?

Answer 1

A developmental task is one, which is in line with the current state of developmental functioning of a child.

Answer 2

It's what someone should be doing during a certain age bracket.

Answer 3

feeding yourself, brushing your own teeth, dressing yourself, using a fork, proper hygiene, etc.

Answer 4

Developmental tasks are the developmentally appropriate tasks  a child should be doing at a given stage in life.  This may or may not match his/her chronological age, but rather the developmental age.