Development in Infants Infant Development Does anyone here

Development in Infants

Infant Development • Does anyone here have a baby brother or sister? • In general, do babies or little children grow quickly or slowly? • What kinds of things cause babies and little kids to grow quickly? • Does everyone grow at the same speed? Why or why not?

Quiz on Milestones- when do you think babies first: • • Smile Make cooing noises Laugh Roll-over Sit Eat Solids Crawl

• • • Grasp Objects Stand Say first words Walk Wave Clap

Placemat Activity

Collaborative Activity • Choose your own group of 4 people • Placemat Activity • Collect butcher paper and textas and put the title ‘What factors impact on Infant Development’ • Have 5 minutes to write individually and then discuss the main 3 points and collectively write in the centre • Discuss in a Group

What factors impact on Infant Development? • Think of what external factors effect development? • For example nutrition supplied to the growing baby • In your group of 4 we will do a placemat activity- Explain and do an example

Infant Development • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=h. D_Yq c. WCw. FQ

Body Proportions Change with Age % 100 80 Proportion 60 of body size 40 20 Age (yr) 0. 5 3 7 13 18

Body systems develop at different rates

Growth and Infant Development Worksheet Activity

Performance Landmarks AGE (Months) Landmarks 0 -2 First smile Recognises faces 2 -3 Able to lift head and bear weight on its arms 3 -6 Birth weight doubled Cuts first teeth Able to raise itself, shake a rattle and grasp objects deliberately 6 -12 Starts crawling Able to sit and stand supported 12 -18 Able to pull itself into standing position Starts walking Toilet training completed

Speech Landmarks AGE (Years) 1 2 3 4 Landmarks Understands first words, may say first words. (Speaking can start from between 8 months and 2. 5 years) Can speak in short sentences Has a 900 word vocabulary and is learning 10 new words each day. (Many adults have a basic vocabulary of 1600 words) Has mastered basic principles of grammar