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Born
Baby is born weighing on average 7.3 pounds and 20 inches long -
New born reflexes
Newborns have the ability to see, hear, smell, and respond. -
Reflexes
Newborns have the grasping reflex, (The response to the touch of your palm) the rooting reflex, (If touched anyone near the mouth the new born will turn his head toward it) and many other reflexes. These reflexes develop through the first two years of life. They start shortly after birth. -
Perceptual development
New borns have mature perception skills. They prefer to see human faces and backgrounds. They benefit from being touched by their parents. -
Lift head
A baby will begin to lift its head at 3 months old. -
Telegraphic speech
At the age of two children speak sentences but leave words and grammar out. -
Smiling
Babies will start smiling at 4 months old. -
Depth perception
At the age of six months infants gain depth perception. -
Grasping
Infants develop grasping at 5 to 6 months of life -
Babbling
Within the first year new borns babble and make cooking noises -
Crawling
At 8 to 10 months babies begin to crawl. -
Repeating sounds
Late in the first year babies babble sounds that sound more like a language that the child hears. -
Walking
Babies bagan to walk about a year after birth. -
Using sounds as symbols
Near the beginning of the second year babies use sounds as symbols. The words are incomplete -
Vocabulary
At the end of two years, babies have a vocabulary bank of 500 to 1500 words. -
Growth of Grammar
From the age of 3 and on children acquire more grammatical knowledge and speak more complex sentences.