Infancy and Toddlerhood Development Stage

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3 Crying
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3 Walking
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INFANCY AND
TODDLERHOOD
DEVELOPMENT STAGE
Presented by:
Cherry Mae Reyes
Jenny Pablo
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students will be
able to:
• Describe the changes that occur during the
first two years of life.
INFANCY
• Infancy
is the stage that begins at
birth and lasts until the age of
one. During this time, infants
undergo rapid growth and
development.
• Infants
are typically not mobile and
spend most of their time eating,
sleeping, and exploring their
TODDLERHOOD
• Toddlerhood begins around the
age of one and continues until
the age of two. This stage is
characterized by increasing
independence and immense
growth, both physically and
intellectually.
 Physical development
is one domain of infant
and toddler
development. Relates
the following;
changes, growth,
and skill
development of the
body including
MOTORS SKILLS
•Amotor skill is a function, which
involves the precise movement of
muscles with the intent to perform
a specific act.
MOTOR REFLEXES
• Along this aspect of motor development,
infants begin to form reflexes, to gross motor
skills and fine motor skills.
• Thenewborn has some basic reflexes which
are, of course automatic, and serve as
survival mechanism before they have the
opportunity to learn. Many reflexes which are
present at birth which generally subside
within a few months as the baby matures
and grows.
COMMON REFLEXES:
• Sucking Reflex
• Rooting Reflex
• Gripping Reflex
• Curling Reflex
• Startle/Moro Reflex
• Galant Reflex
• Tonic Neck Reflex
GROSS MOTOR SKILL
•Grossmotor skills involve
movements of the large
muscles of the arms, legs,
and torso.
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
•Fine motors skill are the
ability to make movements
using the small muscles in
our hands wrists.
The Brain’s Role In Physical
Development
• Atbirth, the brain is 25 percent of its
adult size, and by the second birthday,
the brain is about 75 percent of its adult
size. Early-life interactions and
experiences of infants and toddlers help
them make sense of the world and form
connection between different parts of
the brain.
COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
• refers
to the development in
the way a baby thinks. This
includes his language,
communication and
exploration skills.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• They
start to become aware of their
environment.
• Their
tasks include listening, visual
following and sucking.
• Their
discovery of the people may
be supported by his crying, smiling
and vocalizing.
Months Motor Adaptive Social Capabilities Language
/Year Capabilitie Capabilities Capabilities
s
• Rolls over • Infants are • Infants are able to • 4 months old will
from tummy able to recognize their turn his or her
to back. recognize mothers and other head when sound
4 • Holds head their bottles. familiar faces. is heard.
steady • The sight of a • They imitate smiles • Verbalization
Months without bottle often and often respond to include gurgling,
support. stimulates familiar people by babbling and
bodily reaching, smiling or cooing.
activity. laughing.
• Able to sit • They can feed • They begin imitating • Babbling becomes
alone themselves facial expressions and frequent and
without pieces of gestures. complex.
being toast or • They can play peeka- • They attempt
8 supported. crackers. booand wave bye-bye. copying the verbal
• Can reach • They will be sounds they hear.
Months for an object able to • Can say a few
and pick it munch words or sounds
up with all instead of such as mama or
Months/Year Motor Adaptive Social Language
Capabilities Capabilities Capabilities Capabilities
• Most babies ca • Babies are able • They tend to • Babies begin

crawl well. to drink from a repeat to pay
• Usually require cup. behaviors that attention to
support to • They can feed they laughed the sounds
1 Year walk. themselves at. they hear.
• They can open with their • They also seek • They can
drawers and fingers. attention by understand
pull electrical squealing or simple
cords. making noises. commands.
• Baby can walk. • Ability to feed • It is normal for • Vocabularies
• Walking up themselves is them to be consist of more
stairs can be much aware of other than three but
accomplished improved. children and less than fifty
by caregiver • Can hold their even enjoy words.
18 Months holding the own glasses. having them • They can
baby’s hands. • Can cooperate around; understand
• Able to push on dressing. however, they language to
large objects don’t play with some extend.
and pull toys. others.
Months/Year Motor Adaptive Social Language
Capabilities Capabilities Capabilities Capabilities
• Can walk and • Capable of • They are • Can usually
run quite well. listening to becoming put two or
• Climbs onto and following more and more three words
and down from directions. aware of together to
furniture • They attempt feelings and express an
without washing their reactions of idea.
support. hand. adults. • Simple
• Throws ball • They begin to directions and
2 Years overhand.
• Draws or
seek adult
approval for
request are
usually
Old copies straight
lines and
correct
behavior.
understood.
circles. • They also

• Stands on begin to show
tiptoes. their emotions
• Kicks a ball. in the forms of
affection, guilt
or pity.

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