Children develop at different rates and reach important milestones throughout their early years and as they continue to grow into adulthood. During child development, young children develop physical skills, social skills, and communication skills. Social interactions are essential in the child's development process. Social interactions allow young children to engage in activities such as play that improves their fine and gross motor skills and develops their self-regulation. As children develop physically and mentally, they engage in social activities that allow them to interact with their surroundings. Interacting with the environment allows children to explore their surroundings and develop their cognitive skills to later learn that each individual has their own beliefs. They manipulate objects that improve problem solving and motor skills that allow children to engage in social activities. They engage in group activities to learn new information and help others complete a task that contributes to the child's development. Children develop a relationship with adults early, through their relationship they form a connection that allows them to interact socially with their parents and other adults. They interact socially with others by crying and smiling to inform others of their wishes. Child development is associated with social interactions because children continue to develop in every area that allows them to achieve their goals. Piaget's developmental stages coincide with social interactions; believes that children learn best when they interact with their surroundings (Davison, 2006). The correlation between child development and social interactions is that both occur in stages throughout the child's development... middle of the paper... all children are not the same race at age 4; can distinguish between blacks and whites (Siegler & Alibali, 2005). Conclusion According to Siegler & Alibali (2005), social relationships have a profound effect on what children do, what they think about, and how they think. Adults guide young children during childhood development; engage them in activities to enhance their social development such as play, meaningful conversations and collaborative learning. This allows adults to guide children to demonstrate appropriate and inappropriate behaviors, expand vocabulary, and learn new concepts from other individuals. Children learn that other individuals may have a different routine for completing a task or achieving a goal. Social skills allow children to interact with other individuals with different customs without forming a biased opinion.