Hessa

Feed babies
on demand

Introduse the
to household
noises

Use bright

Expect no set
routine
Showing
objects

Pulling faces

Lie supine

Provid plenty
of physical
and maintain
eye contact

Taking turns

The prone
position

Massage their
body
Gross motor
skills

Ventral
suspension ,
flexion

Promoting
development

Play

Talk lovingly
to babies
Pick them and
talk to them

Hold hands tightly

Encourage
bonding

Fine motor
skills

Physical
development

At birth

Hold their thumbs

in under their
fingers

Turn head to
light and stare
at bright

Cognitive and
language
development
Know the
testes

Sensory
development

If breastfed
Distinguish mothers
smell

Are
fasecinated by
humen faces

Cannot hear
soft sounds

Open their
eyes when
held upright

Rocognise
their mothres
noise

Close their
eyes if a
pencil light is
shone

Are sensitive
to textures
and change
positions

Startled with
sudden
noises

Like looking
at highcontrast and
shaps

Blink to sound
and movment

Primitive reflex ,
central nervous
system

The startle
reflex

Explore using
their senses
Are often able
to imitate

The
swallowing
ans sucking
reflexes

The grasp
reflex

Make eye
contact and
cry

Emotional and sicial

development

The asymmetric
tonic neck reflex

The rooting
reflex

Sensitive skin

Respond to highpitchedtones by moving their

limbs

The falling
reflex

Reflexes of a
newborn baby

The stepping
or walking
reflex
Often
synchronise
actions with
adult voice

Beginning to
develop
concepts