Intellectual Development
Social & Emotional Development
Physical
Development
Teaching Infants & Toddlers
Random
100

Where infants and toddlers understand more words than they can speak.

Receptive Language

100

Provide a sense of trust and security.

Routines

100

Motor development of the small muscles such as fingers, toes, lips, and hands.

Fine

100

Teaching infants and toddler self-discipline.

Guidance

100

When infants and toddlers fear being away from caregivers or their normal environment.

Separation Anxiety

200

Understanding something still exists even if it’s out of sight.

Object Permanence

200

Infants and toddlers desire control over their environment.

Negativism

200

Motor development of the large muscles such as arms, legs, and trunk of the body.

Gross

200

Focusing the child’s attention on something else.

Redirection

200

Play where toddlers prefer to play in the same area as others, however, do not interact with them.

Parallel

300

Infants and toddlers begin to realize their actions will result in some kind or effect.

Cause & Effect

300

Thinks only of oneself.

Egocentric

300

Moving from a bottle to a cup.

Weaning

300

Demonstrating appropriate behavior.

Modeling

300

Fear of unfamiliar people.

Stranger Anxiety

400

Infants and toddlers will repeat and action over and over until they randomly find a solution.

Trial & Error

400

Negative behavior that egocentric infants and toddlers know will get a reaction.

Biting

400

After pulling to stand, babies will begin to move along furniture, in their crib, or even from person to person.

Cruising

400

Response given by caregivers to teach children appropriate behavior.

Praise

400

Play where toddlers prefer to play alone and are content to play alone.

Solitary

500

Grouping similar things together.

Categorizing

500

When infants and toddlers act out by screaming, kicking, and hitting.

Temper Tantrum

500

Important milestone the precedes walking.

Crawling

500

When children gain self-confidence and competence.

Independence

500

Random sounds infants and toddlers produce.

Babbling

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