TIMELINE

REFLEXES
ABOUT
AND CHILDHOOD
INFANCY
 Time needed for the newborn
1-2
INFANCY WEEKS
to adjust to the new
environment outside the
motner’s body.

2 PERIODS
PARTUNATE NEONATE
TIMELINE
REFLEXES

ABOUT
from birth up to from the cutting and
the cutting and tying of the
tying of the umbilical cord to the
umbilical cord. end of the second
week.
shortest of all developmental process

5
a time of radical adjustments
IMPORTANT a plateau in development
CHARACTERISTICS: a preview of later development, and
a hazardous period
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REFLEXES
TIMELINE

ABOUT
SUCKING SWALLOWING
WHEN HE GETS HIS IS PRESENT AT BIRTH,
MOUTH AROUND THOUGH IT IS NOT
SOMETHING WELL COORDINATED
SUCKABLE, HE SUCKS. WITH BREATHING.
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REFLEXES
TIMELINE

PLACING
THE BACKS OF THE BABY’S FEET
ARE DRAWN AGAINST THE EDGE
OF A FLAT SURFACE, THE BABY
WITHDRAWS HIS FOOT
(1 MONTH).
ABOUT
TONIC NECK
WHEN THE BABY IS LAID
DOWN ON HIS BACK, HE
TURNS HEAD TO ONE SIDE,
ASSUMES “FENCER” POSITION
(2 MONTHS).
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TIMELINE
STEPPING
IF YOU HOLD A VERY YOUNG
INFANT UP SO THAT HIS FEET
JUST TOUCH THE GROUND,
SHOWING SOME MOVEMENT.
STEPPING HIS FEET ALTERNATELY
(2 MONTHS).
06
REFLEXES
ABOUT
MORO
ALSO CALLED “STARTLE REFLEX”.
WHEN HE HEARS A LOUD NOISE
OR GETS ANY KIND OF
PHYSICAL SHOCK. HE THROWS
BOTH ARMS OUTWARD AND
ARCHES HIS BACK (3 MONTHS).
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REFLEXES
TIMELINE

ABOUT
DARWINIAN BABINSKI
(GRASPING) A BABY WILL IF YOU STROKE AN INFANT AT THE
CURL HIS FINGERS AROUND BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT, HE FIRST
YOUR HAND OR ANY OBJECT. SPLAYS OUT HIS TOES AND THEN
CURLS THEM IN (6 TO 9 MONTHS).
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REFLEXES
TIMELINE

ABOUT
SWIMMING ROOTING
WHEN THE BABY IS PLACED AN INFANT TOUCHED ON
INTO THE WATER FACED THE CHEECK WILL TURN
DOWN, THE BABY MAKES TOWARD THE TOUCH AND
WELL-COORDINATED SEARCH FOR SOMETHING
SWIMMING MOVEMENTS TO SUCK ON
(6 MONTHS). (9 MONTHS).
 BABYHOOD END OF 2ND
WEEK TO 2 YEARS
LAP BABY TODDLER
1ST year of life 2ND year of life as a
TIMELINE

ABOUT
as he is still baby who has
very much a achieved enough
helpless body control to be
individual. relatively independent

OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTICS:
true foundation age a time of sex-role typing and
a time of rapid growth and change and of creativity and
decreased dependency a time that is both appealing
a time of increased individuality and the and hazardous.
beginning of socialization
 AGE: 1 MONTH
PD: Gradual Development of
head control. Movements
coarse and jerky.

TIMELINE
CD:

ABOUT
a. V&M: Begins to fixate on
near-by familiar objects.
Watches mother’s face.
b. H&V: Cries when hungry or
uncomfortable
SED: Sleeps and feeds. Evokes
much affection and accepts this
passively.
 AGE: 2 MONTHS
PD: Dominance of primary
reflexes on posture and
movements

TIMELINE
ABOUT
CD:
a. V&M: Following with eyes.
Visually takes “hold” of objects
b. H&V: Quitens or freezes to
sound

SED: Quiets in response to

cooing and rocking. Regards
nearby face, smiles in response
 AGE: 3 MONTHS
PD: When raised from supine
to sitting, head lag is less
noticeable

TIMELINE
ABOUT
CD:
a. V&M: Holds objects placed
in hands momentarily
b. H&V: Response to sound

SED: Reacts to familiar

pleasant, situation
 AGE: 4 MONTHS
PD: In prone position, head
and chest raised. Later, support
taken on forearms

TIMELINE
ABOUT
CD:
a. V&M: Visually associated,
reaching develops
b. H&V: Cry pattern more
mature. Vocalizes in
response to overtures

SED: Likes handling

 AGE: 5 MONTHS
PD: Free to mouth and plays
with toes and hands

TIMELINE
ABOUT
CD:
a. V&M: Recognizes
everyday objects
b. H&V: Turns to sounds

SED: Feeding now a social

activity
 AGE: 6 MONTHS
PD:When held upright, take
weigh through legs

TIMELINE
CD:

ABOUT
a. V&M: Mature visual
following and convergence,
eyes used together, should
be no squint
b. H&V: Wider range of
vocalization
SED: Spontaneously responsive
and smiling
 AGE: 7 MONTHS
PD: Sits with head steady and
back straight

TIMELINE
ABOUT
CD:
a. V&M: Transfers objects
b. H&V: Beginning to imitate
rhythms of sounds

SED: Spontaneously responsive

and smiling
 AGE: 8 MONTHS
PD: Reciprocates with legs.
Protective support reflexes
limbs appearing

TIMELINE
ABOUT
CD:
a. V&M: Looks for dropped
objects
b. H&V: Practices
vocalization

SED: Begins to be aware of

strangers and to modify
responsiveness
 AGE: 9 MONTHS
PD: Stable in sitting position.
Sideways and forward support
with arms

TIMELINE
ABOUT
CD:
a. V&M: Moves cover in
order to see objects. Index
finger use appearing
b. H&V: Babbles, uses voice
purposely. Vocal imitation

SED: Responds to adults; plays

imitative games
 AGE: 10 MONTHS
PD: Attempts to move-creeps,
crawls, squirms, shuffles. Pulls
to stand

TIMELINE
ABOUT
CD:
a. V&M: Visually very alert.
Pincer grips for small objects
b. H&V: Mature localization
of sounds

SED: Reacts to encouragement

and discouragement
 AGE: 11 MONTHS
PD: Plays standing holding on.
Cruises around furniture
CD:

TIMELINE
a. V&M: Begins to look at

ABOUT
pictures and may point with
index finger…
b. H&V: Beginning to
vocalize recognizable
words…
SED: Plays pat-a-cake, waves
bye-bye…
 AGE: 12 MONTHS
PD: May take first steps
CD:
a. V&M: …glances around,

TIMELINE
ABOUT
makes quick visual
appraisals
b. H&V: …beginning to
understand words and single
simple commands

SED: …shows affection