areas of development

  • child born

    the baby is born.
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    birth till one yr. old

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    1-2 months intellectual

    gains information through sences
    makes eye contact
    prefers faces to objects
    can distinguish familiar and un familiar voices
  • 1 month of age

    1 month of age
    the baby can lift it's head, and focuses on objects from 10 to 3 feet away, and react with parents voice.
  • Disgust

    Disgust
    first expression of disgust when given a bitter-tasting substance
  • 2 months of age

    2 months of age
    Makes sounds like "ooh" and "aah"
    watches objects 6 inches away
    responds to more sounds and different pitches of voice
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    2-3 months social

    maintains eyecontact
    makes different crying sounds
    wants companionship
  • 3 months of age

    3 months of age
    opens and closes hands
    swipes at objects
    brings hands together
  • joy

    joy
    By three months of age, an infant may start to express joy
  • 4 months of age

    4 months of age
    supports upper body on hands when on stomach
    use of vowels and consonants in babbling
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    4-6 months social

    turns to sound of familiar voices
    Laughs, squeals, babbles
    can tell the difference between family members
    wants to play
  • 5 months of age

    5 months of age
    grabs toys
    turns head to sound
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    5-6 months intellectual

    is alert for up to two hours
    studies objects
    recognizes own name
    distinguishes friendly and angry voices
    recognizes basic sounds of native language
  • Anger

    Anger
    First begins to express anger
  • fear

    fear
    infants will develop fearful emotions, often in reaction to unfamiliar adults or surroundings
  • 6 months of age

    6 months of age
    reconognizes sound of native language
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    7-8 months social

    tries to imitate sounds
    plays with other people
    enjoys other children
    begins to experence stranger anxiety clings to parents
  • 7 months of age

    7 months of age
    rolls over both ways
    sits up steadily
    stands with assistance
  • 8 months of age

    8 months of age
    pulls self up to stand
  • 9 months of age

    9 months of age
    puts objests in containers
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    9-10 months intellectual

    looks for dropped objects
    responds to words and phrases
    takes objests out of coutainers and puts back in
    may say few words
  • 10 months of age

    10 months of age
    crawls well
    uses index finger to start pointing
  • 11 months of age

    11 months of age
    walks while holding furniture for support
  • interest

    interest
    the baby first expresses the emotion of interest
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    11-12 months social

    uses words like "mama" and "dada" for specific people
    uses gestures as well as simple body language
    shows likes and dislikes
    spends time in mirrors
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    11-12 months intellectual

    can pioint and identify objects
    says mama and dada
    understands simple words and phrases
    speaks some words regulary
  • 1 year old

    1 year old
    walks a few steps alone
    stands alone
    holds cups