The Infant Years (4-8 Months) How does your babys physical, social/emotional and intellectual domains compare

to the developmental milestones patterns? Is it typical? Developmental Domain Answer (Your original thoughts)
1) Edyta has been in very good health, and generally tolerates baby foods well. Edyta is beginning to be interested in trying new solid foods, even pizza crusts. I introduce her to one food and new ones a couple of days later to prevent any allergies. 2) Edyta is taking a two hour nap every day, and sleeping six or more hours at a time at night. A total of eight or more hours during 24 hours. 1) I noticed that Edyta clings to me while she weeps when she meets new people. She seems to be uncomfortable around new people. This is typical. I hold on to her but I allow her to warm up slowly but not forcing. 2) Edyta shows a preference for me over my partner. This is normal for an infant. The father spends more time playing. 1) The first distinct signs of fear emerge at about 6 months when infants become wary in the presence of an unfamiliar adult, a reaction known as stranger wariness (Children: A Chronological Approach, Mangelsdorf, Shapiro, & Marzolf, 1995). Stranger Wariness=signs of fear in response to an unfamiliar adult. 2) In Canada, attachment typically first develops between infants and their mothers because mothers are usually the primary caregivers of Canadian infants. Most babies soon become attached to their fathers too but they interact differently with fathers. Fathers typically spend more much more time playing with tie babies than taking care of them (Children: A Chronological Approach, Kail&Zolner,2012).

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2) By this age, your baby should be well on the way toward an established sleep pattern. Most likely the pattern includes at least two naps a day, plus at least 7 or 8 hours of nighttime sleep http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/sleep/sleep4 7m.html?tracking=P_RelatedArticle

Example (give examples from the book) (cite your references)

1) Introduction of only one food at a time is a good rule. A 7 month old having cheese for the first time, should have no other new foods for a few days. In this way, allergies that might develop (skin rash or diarrhea) can be linked to a particular food, making it easier to prevent recurrences (Children: A Chronological Approach, Kail&Zolner, 2012).

Physical

Social / Emotional

1) I played with Edyta doing the object permanence test. She is able to find a hidden object, as long as I

1) At 8 months, infants search for objects, but their understanding of object permanence remains incomplete. If 8- to 19 month olds see an object hidden under one container and then see it hidden

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dont wait too long or distract her in the middle of the search. She really likes the hiding game and shows that she wants it to be repeated. If I hide the object in the same place repeatedly, and then change the hiding place, Edyta looks at the old place and then gets focused about where the object is, or she just forgets about it. This is a good play for a cognitive development, which is Jean Piagets theory. 2) Edyta is sometimes a little reluctant to part from me and starts crying. She usually gets over it quickly after I leave. 3) Edyta is makes some different sounds 4) Edyta seems to have little goals that involve two steps of planning ahead, so I increase these by giving toys for her to learn how to grasp or hold toys differently.

under a second container, they routinely look for the toy under the first container (Children: A Chronological Approach, Kail&Zolner,2012). 2) Attachment between infant and mother usually occurs by 8 or 9 months of age (Children: A Chronological Approach, Kail&Zolner,2012). Secure Attachment: The baby might or might not cry when the mother leaves, but when she returns the baby wants to be with her, and if the baby is crying, it stops (Children: A Chronological Approach, Kail&Zolner,2012). 3) A typical 5 to 6 months old might say dah or bah (Children: A Chronological Approach, Kail & Zolner, 2012). 4) At roughly 5-6 months of age, infants can coordinate the motions of their hands so that each hand performs different actions that serve a common goal. A child might, for example, hold a toy animal in one hand and pet it with the other (Children: A Chronological Approach, Karniol, 1989)