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Birth of child
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Root Reflex Starts
An infant should have the root reflex from birth because it often develops during pregnancy. This is when the baby responds to a touch on or near the mouth. -
Representing Symbols
Although an infant can not yet speak, it's language development has already begun within the first month as they start to associate objects wit thoughts. -
Raise Head to 45 degrees
This is a physical development that often occurs 2 months after birth -
Some Perceptual Capabilities
Infants have some perceptual abilities from birth which is been proven with Gibson & Walk's visual cliff -
Sitting with support
This is a physical development that should occur at about 4 months after birth. -
Sound Making
An infant makes sound throughout their first year, including cooing, crying, and babbling in an effort to communicate to their parents what they want. -
Moro Reflex Ends
The Moro reflex refers to the startling flinch of a baby when they hear a loud noise or are frightened in some way. This usually lasts 5-6 months. -
Advanced Perceptual Capabilities
Infants six months and older often have higher Perceptual Capabilities. This age of infants refused to "walk off the cliff" in Gibson and Walk's experiment. -
Tonic Neck Reflex Ends
When a baby's head is turned to one side, the arm on that side stretches out and the opposite arm bends up at the elbow. This reflex should last until about seven months old. -
Pull self to standing position
An infant should be able to pull the self up to a standing position by 7.6 months. This is a physical development -
Creep/Crawl
A baby should learn to crawl at approximately 10 months old. This is a physical development -
Stand Alone
This physical development usually occurs 11.5 months after birth. -
Speech Imitation
The sounds babies make develop into sounds that sound similar to human language but is still not fully a word. This usually occurs near the last few months of the first year. -
End of First Year