Physical Development
Hands begin opening and closing their hands more intentionally.
What happens at three months?
A common game played with babies to train object permenance.
What is Peek a Boo?
Consistent interaction.
How is attachment formed?
The point where infants begin testing boundaries.
What is milk and milk formula?
Crawling.
What happens at seven months?
Understanding something exists outside your perception. Developed around three months.
What is object permanence?
Children seek this once they reach a certain point, and commonly try to attain it.
What is autonomy?
Things to do to promote speech in the early months. (at least 2)
Reading aloud; naming objects; respond to babbling expressively.
The first type of solid foods an infant should eat.
What are finger foods?
For when a baby begins developing mobility.
What is a safe environment for exploring to caregivers?
As soon as they understand it, but at thirteen months especially.
When do infants understand more language than they speak?
Cause for frustration and distress in early infants.
How do babies' inability to communicate their needs affect them personally?
Talk continuously, and like a normal person.
How should you talk to a baby to encourage speech?
The point where solid foods are acceptable alongside milk.
What happens at six months?
The point where an infant is capable of sitting up independently.
What happens at nine months?
First thing recognized by an infant.
What are caretaker voices and faces?
Attatchment.
Given proper care, how does an infant feel about their caregiver(s)?
How do babies learn to form words?
Texture and taste.
What does an infant explore after being able to process solid foods?
Sticking things in their mouth.
How does an early infant explore their environment?
Problem solving and cause and effect.
What do babies commonly explore intellectually?
Developed alongside object permanence. Keyword "familiarity."
Grasping, babbling, facial expressions.
How do infants commonly work around lack of speech?
14 months.
When does milk stop being needed as support?