Childhood

Physical Development

The rapid growth of physical development is seen in infancy. By the first six months, the baby's weight doubles and during the first year it triples. At the same time, the shape and proportions of the body also begin to grow.

And the newborn is born with reactions. Demonstrates reactions such as blinking, Babinsky, catching, touching and sucking.

Motor Development

The infant initiates kinetic activity by turning the hand over and raising its head. The floor then sits. It begins with walking, kneeling, standing and then walking. Their kinetic skills are classified into two categories.

1. Gross Motor Skills
2. Fine Motor Skills

Emotional Development

The emotions that the infants exhibit are as follows.

Basic Cry

this form of hunger is central.

Anger Cry

removing the baby's favorite toy from the toddler can cause this kind of behavior.

Pain Cry

A pinching, abdominal pain can cause such a condition.

Reflex Smile

Babies often have this kind of laughter until about a month after birth. The smile goes down without feeling the newborn. This reflects the infant's internal conditions.

Social Smile

This is a response to external stimuli. often babies put this smile on their mother's face.

Social Development

By the age of six-seven months, the infant is often attracted to a special person or mother. This phase is known as the Specific Attachment Phase.

If a loved one leaves, the infant becomes distressed at this point. This is especially known as Separation Anxiety. But sometimes the baby is afraid of outsiders. This is known as Stranger Anxiety.

By the age of ten-eleven months, the infant is likely to make contact with other persons besides special individuals. This phase is known as Multiple Attachment Phase.

Language Development

The onset of birth begins with the infant's language development. In the middle of their first year, the infant attempts to communicate with a person who is constantly concerned about himself. This process is known as babbling. As the infant approaches its second year, it begins to speak in its own language.

A baby begins to understand its first words by approximately six-nine months. The infant's receptive vocabulary is highly developed by the second year. Here 300 or more words are understood. Spoen Vocabulary begins with the infant's first word. Between the ages of eighteen and twenty four months, infants usually make two-word statements. this is called the Telegraphic Speech.