Infant Development
Infant Development
MONTH 9, PHYSICAL,
EMOTIONAL / SOCIAL
INTELLECTUAL.
BY:
J E N N I F E R Z AVA L A &
MARLENE GARCIA
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
PERIOD 4
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Gains weight at a slower rate
Increase in length by 1.5
centimeters
Bowel and blabber become
more regular
Is able to crawl
Sits for long periods
Pulls self to standing position
EMOTIONAL CHARACTERISITCS:
Show happiness to see her
parents face, her toys, or a
mirror
Know strangers from his family,
and cry when his parents goes
away
Give affection and love
Pay attention to simple
commands such as no and
give it to me
SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS:
He will smile and babble and try to engage you in a conversation and copy
simple hand games like clap hands or bye bye. In another word he is
becoming aware of himself as a social creature. He understands the
meaning of no "although he is going to spend the next eighteenth months
checking its meaning exactly.
INTELLECTUAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Recognizes size of objects by reaching for small object with finger
and thumb and large object with both hands
Distinguishes near and far objects and space
When exploring objects, demonstrates understanding of what they
do or what sounds they make, e.g., she bangs a block on the floor,
shakes a noise maker harder, purposefully pushes buttons on toy, or
hits a rubber toy to make it squeak
Searches for an object when it is taken away but only in the place
where it first appeared
Continues to experiment with things she can do with one side of her
body, then the other
Understands meaning of in and out, demonstrated by dropping
several large beads in a cup or bowl, dumping them out, and
repeating the game over and over
INTELLECTUAL CHARACTERISTICS
CON.
Shows problem solving by using another object to get the one she wants,
e.g., pulling a string horizontally to pull toy closer or holds onto two objects
and reaches for a third
Realizes size differences between objects
Begins experimenting with familiar behaviours, e.g., imitating people when
theyre out of sight and earshot; will imitate a new gesture
Starts to combine known bits of behaviour in new ways
May associate picture of baby with herself, and make a sound of recognition
REVIEW:
Can grasp objects between the tip of the ____ and _____finger
Show _______ to see her parents face, her toys, or a mirror