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Infant Areas of Development

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    Baby's Life

  • Sadness

    Sadness

    Expressing discomfort or unhappiness by crying
  • First Month

    First Month

    Lifts head and turns it from one side to the other when placed on stomach
  • Second month

    Second month

    Watches objects moved about 6 inches away from face
  • Joy

    Joy

    Shown by smiling, laughing, and giggling
  • Social Development 2 - 3 months

    Social Development 2 - 3 months

    Begins to smile and show excitement
  • Interest

    Interest

    Watch their mother very closely
  • Third Month

    Third Month

    Brings hands together
  • Fourth Month

    Fourth Month

    Puts hands in mouth
  • Anger

    Anger

    Show anger through crying
  • Social Development 4 - 6 months

    Social Development 4 - 6 months

    Laughs, squels, and babbles
  • Fifth Month

    Fifth Month

    Reaches out and grabs toys
  • Disgust

    Disgust

    Show dislikes very clearly
  • Sixth Month

    Sixth Month

    Puts objects to mouth with hand
  • Seventh Month

    Seventh Month

    Stands with assistance
  • Intellectual Development 7 - 8 months

    Intellectual Development 7 - 8 months

    Sort objects by size
  • Eighth Month

    Eighth Month

    Pulls self up to standing
  • Ninth Month

    Ninth Month

    Uses index finger to poke
  • Social Development 9 - 10 months

    Social Development 9 - 10 months

    Crawls around to look for parents
  • Fear

    Fear

    Shown by startling, turning away, and screaming, especially in response to strangers
  • Intellectual Development 9 - 10 months

    Intellectual Development 9 - 10 months

    Looks for dropped objects
  • Intellectual Development 9 - 10 months

    Intellectual Development 9 - 10 months

    Takes objects out of containers and puts them back in
  • Tenth Month

    Tenth Month

    Crawls well
  • Social Development 11 - 12 months

    Social Development 11 - 12 months

    Spends time looking in mirrors
  • Eleventh Month

    Eleventh Month

    Walks while holding onto furniture
  • Intellectual Development 11 - 12 months

    Intellectual Development 11 - 12 months

    Can point to and identify objects in books
  • Twelfth Month

    Twelfth Month

    Holds and drinks from cup