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.: Baby's 1st Year - Social & Emotional Development :.
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Right from the very beginning, babies begin to actively explore their surroundings, themselves, and others around them.
The chart below will give you a general guideline of what can be expected at different stages of your child's first year of life. Keep in mind, however, that each child is unique and will do things at his/her own pace.
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Age
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Social & Emotional Development - Birth to 1 Year
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Birth
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3 Months
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At this stage babies begin to accustom themselves to their bodies by:
- Looking at and examining their hands.
- Sucking on their fingers or fisted hand.
- Realizing they have arms and legs that are attached to their bodies.
- Drawing their eyes to parts of their body that is being touched or carressed.
- Realizing they are a seperate being from their caregivers and others around them.
At this stage they are also able to recognize and begin to socialize with their parents and/or caregivers by:
- Showing excitement when touched or interacted with.
- Smiling at the person or people who are interacting with them.
- Becoming excited (swinging arms and legs) when they are being touched or carressed.
- Allowing themselves to be comforted by familiar people.
- Being attentive and interacting with others for short periods of time.
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3 Months
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6 Months
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By this time babies begin to initiate the social interactions they have learned up to this point. Some of the ways they do this are by:
- Smiling without being prompted by others.
- Laughing out loud.
- Covering their face to initiate hiding games (peek-a-boo, where is baby?).
- Recognizing their name and looking towards the person who says it.
- Looking around to seek out a familiar voice.
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6 Months
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9 Months
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At this stage of development most babies become more attached to their caregivers and begin to display a variety of emotions by:
- Showing unhappiness or displeasure when something is taken away from them.
- Expressing their moods with vocal or facial expressions.
- Recognizing unknown people as strangers by shying away from them.
- Recognizing and becoming more comfortable with "friends" who are not the primary caregiver.
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9 Months
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1 Year
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Most babies, by the time they reach 9 months to 1 year of age, begin to imitate others and show a desire for a certain amount of independence, by:
- Holding their own bottle or cup.
- Feeding themselves with their fingers.
- Imitating others by attempting to use a spoon.
- Holding up legs, arms, etc. when prompted, while getting dressed.
- Drifting a little farther away from their caregiver, but becoming agitated or upset when seperated.
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