Physical and Language

Emotional

 Social

Birth
to
1 month

Feedings: 5-8 per daySleep: 20 hrs per daySensory Capacities: makes basic distinctions in vision, hearing, smelling, tasting, touch, temperature, and perception of pain

Generalized Tension

Helpless
Asocial
Fed by mother

2 months
to
3 months

Sensory Capacities: color perception, visual exploration, oral exploration.Sounds: cries, coos, gruntsMotor Ability: control of eye muscles, lifts head when on stomach. Delight

Distress

Smiles at a Face Visually fixates at a face, smiles at a face, may be soothed by rocking.

4 months
to
6 months

Sensory Capacities: localizes soundsSounds: babbling, makes most vowels and about half of the consonantsFeedings: 3-5 per day
Motor Ability: control of head and arm movements, purposive grasping, rolls over.

Enjoys being cuddled

 Recognizes his mother. Distinguishes between familiar persons and strangers, no longer smiles indiscriminately.Expects feeding, dressing, and bathing.

7 months
to
9 months

Motor Ability: control of trunk and hands, sits without support, crawls about.

 Specific emotional attachment to mother.

Protests separation from mother. Enjoys “peek-a-boo”

10 months
to
12 months

 Motor Ability: control of legs and feet, stands, creeps, apposition of thumb and fore-finger.Language: says one or two words, imitates sounds, responds to simple commands.Feedings: 3 meals, 2 snacksSleep: 12 hours, 2 naps Anger

AffectionFear of strangersCuriosity, exploration

 Responsive to own name.Wave bye-bye.Plays pat-a-cake, understands “no-no!”Gives and takes objects.

1 years
to
1 ½ years

 Motor Ability: creeps up stairs, walks (10-20 min), makes lines on paper with crayon. Dependent Behavior

Very upset when separated
from motherFear of Bath

Obeys limited commands.Repeats a few words.Interested in his mirror image.Feeds himself.

1 ½ years
to
2 years

 Motor Ability: runs, kicks a ball, builds 6 cube tower (2yrs) Capable of bowel and bladder control.Language: vocabulary of more than 200 wordsSleep: 12 hours at night, 1-2 hr nap

Temper tantrums
(1-3yrs)

Resentment of new baby Does opposite of what he is told (18 months).