Child Development Stages
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CHILD AGE 0 – 12MONTHS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
* Cry to communicate needs to others
* Responds by smiling at early stage
* Knows others only in relation to satisfying own needs for food, drink, sleep at early stage
* Responds positively to others especially familiar people at +-9 months
* Communicates by making noises and to own name
* Begins to see self as separate to others
* Will respond to simple instruction
* Communicate using limited words
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
* Sleeps most of the time and grows , also tries to lift their head
* Starts to move legs and movements start to get smoother
* Establishes head control
* May begin to crawl, stand and move whilst holding furniture
* Needs opportunities for play and exercise including soft toys, board books, bricks and container activities
* Begin to crawl, stand on both legs if holding onto something
* Move around while holding
* Holds objects placed into their hands
* Between 0-3 months learn to roll from side onto back
* From 8 months drops things deliberately and searches for hidden objects
* Enjoys water play in bath
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
* They get the concept of colour and voice recognition
* Aware of the different smells
* Stores and recalls information through images
* Explore by putting objects in their mouth
* COMMUNICATION
* Cries to show hunger and distress
* Beginning to make recognisable sounds i.e. mama/dad
* Understand 15-20 words
* Can play games i.e. peek-a-boo
* Uses gestures i.e. pointing to show what they want
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
* During a child’s 1st year his/her communication skills develop so significantly that by the age of one year he’s already uttering his 1st word or something that closely resembles it.
* Before the 1st year mark, much of the communication takes place in the form of gestures, facial expressions and movements.
EMOTIONAL...
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
* Cry to communicate needs to others
* Responds by smiling at early stage
* Knows others only in relation to satisfying own needs for food, drink, sleep at early stage
* Responds positively to others especially familiar people at +-9 months
* Communicates by making noises and to own name
* Begins to see self as separate to others
* Will respond to simple instruction
* Communicate using limited words
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
* Sleeps most of the time and grows , also tries to lift their head
* Starts to move legs and movements start to get smoother
* Establishes head control
* May begin to crawl, stand and move whilst holding furniture
* Needs opportunities for play and exercise including soft toys, board books, bricks and container activities
* Begin to crawl, stand on both legs if holding onto something
* Move around while holding
* Holds objects placed into their hands
* Between 0-3 months learn to roll from side onto back
* From 8 months drops things deliberately and searches for hidden objects
* Enjoys water play in bath
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
* They get the concept of colour and voice recognition
* Aware of the different smells
* Stores and recalls information through images
* Explore by putting objects in their mouth
* COMMUNICATION
* Cries to show hunger and distress
* Beginning to make recognisable sounds i.e. mama/dad
* Understand 15-20 words
* Can play games i.e. peek-a-boo
* Uses gestures i.e. pointing to show what they want
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
* During a child’s 1st year his/her communication skills develop so significantly that by the age of one year he’s already uttering his 1st word or something that closely resembles it.
* Before the 1st year mark, much of the communication takes place in the form of gestures, facial expressions and movements.
EMOTIONAL...