Developmental Milestones
Infancy-
Physical development
· During the life span of infancy the birth weight should double by at least 6 months and triples by 12 months
· The infants senses start to develop and begins to recognise familiar faces and sounds such as their parents voices and appearance
· At the time of 6 months, infants start crawling and by age 1, many infants can stand and walk on their own. By age two the infants can usually throw, catch and kick a ball
Social development
· During the infancy life span they depend on their parents or care givers such as supplying them with nutrient’s and food, a place to sleep, hygiene and to take care of their health
· At the time of 6 months the infants begins to recognise fascial expressions of others such as their parents voices and their appearance
· At 6 month the infants start to enjoy playing basic games such as peekaboo, many social skills are learnt about sharing and taking turns throughout the play. The infant also begins to learn acceptable behaviours such as listening to parents and not hitting others
Emotional development
· During the infancy stage when the infants hurt or are distressed they can be comforted by care-givers and this one of the first signs of emotional development
· The infants begin to form an attachment with their care givers within months and this helps infant to feel secure, safe and loved. It also helps building trust, sometimes it’s hard when the infant is held by a stranger or when a caregiver leaves the room, when the infant has a strong attachment to the caregiver the infant may become very distressed
· By eight months the infant can express anger and happiness and may become frustrated if interrupted in their activities (e.g. when playing games)
Intellectual development
· During the infancy stage the infant recognises its own voice within months and will respond when called and over time the infant will process these words and objects and will begin to recognise the names of favourite people, toys and basic colours
· Infants collect information around them by putting objects in their mouth and this behaviour will change as the infant develops and starts to use its other senses
· Early stages of infancy are that the infant will have a great understanding of cause and effect. Infants start to realise when they begin to associate with certain actions with particular outcomes. For example, if the infants cry their care givers will give them attention or when the infant kicks its legs around, their caregivers might pick them up or play with them
Infancy-
Physical development
· During the life span of infancy the birth weight should double by at least 6 months and triples by 12 months
· The infants senses start to develop and begins to recognise familiar faces and sounds such as their parents voices and appearance
· At the time of 6 months, infants start crawling and by age 1, many infants can stand and walk on their own. By age two the infants can usually throw, catch and kick a ball
Social development
· During the infancy life span they depend on their parents or care givers such as supplying them with nutrient’s and food, a place to sleep, hygiene and to take care of their health
· At the time of 6 months the infants begins to recognise fascial expressions of others such as their parents voices and their appearance
· At 6 month the infants start to enjoy playing basic games such as peekaboo, many social skills are learnt about sharing and taking turns throughout the play. The infant also begins to learn acceptable behaviours such as listening to parents and not hitting others
Emotional development
· During the infancy stage when the infants hurt or are distressed they can be comforted by care-givers and this one of the first signs of emotional development
· The infants begin to form an attachment with their care givers within months and this helps infant to feel secure, safe and loved. It also helps building trust, sometimes it’s hard when the infant is held by a stranger or when a caregiver leaves the room, when the infant has a strong attachment to the caregiver the infant may become very distressed
· By eight months the infant can express anger and happiness and may become frustrated if interrupted in their activities (e.g. when playing games)
Intellectual development
· During the infancy stage the infant recognises its own voice within months and will respond when called and over time the infant will process these words and objects and will begin to recognise the names of favourite people, toys and basic colours
· Infants collect information around them by putting objects in their mouth and this behaviour will change as the infant develops and starts to use its other senses
· Early stages of infancy are that the infant will have a great understanding of cause and effect. Infants start to realise when they begin to associate with certain actions with particular outcomes. For example, if the infants cry their care givers will give them attention or when the infant kicks its legs around, their caregivers might pick them up or play with them