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Newborns have their sight, hearing, smell, and touch responses.
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Grasping reflex, the baby responds to a touch on its palm by grasping whatever touched it.
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Rooting reflex, the newborn responds to a touch near the mouth by moving its head and mouth towards the touch
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Sucking reflex, newborns will suck on things placed in its mouth
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Moro reflex, or the startle reflex, lasts until about 5 months, a response to a sound that startles the baby, the infant will toss its head back, extends its arms and legs out, cries and its eyes may widen.
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Tonic neck reflex, is when a baby's head is turned to one side, the arm on that side stretches out while the opposite arm bends up at the elbow.
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Babinski reflex, when the sole of the child's foot is firmly touched, the big toe bends back toward the top of the foot and the other toes spread out
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Reacts to pain
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Cries to make needs known
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Raise head to 45 degrees (Physical)
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Step reflex, when an infant is held upright and its feet are on a flat surface, it dances and seems to be taking steps
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Imitate facial expressions
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Ability to roll over
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Ability to laugh
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Ability to sit up with support
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Sit without support
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Visual cliff experiment, development of depth perception
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Ability to pull itself into standing position
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First words; mama, dada
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Able to crawl
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Able to walk while holding onto furniture
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Able to stand alone
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Ability to walk
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Able to kick or throw a ball
