G. Stanley Hall

G. Stanley Hall was a pioneering American psychologist and educator, best known for founding the child study movement and establishing the first American journal of psychology. He emphasized that childhood is a crucial stage of development, with distinct psychological and emotional growth. Hall promoted the idea that understanding children's development helps improve education and parenting. His work contributed to the study of adolescence as a unique life stage, shaping modern developmental psychology. Overall, Hall's research and ideas laid important groundwork for how we understand human growth from childhood through adulthood.