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CHILDHOOD AND GROWING UP

STAGES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT – INFANCY

PRESENTED BY

Akhila Mohan
Roll no: 11
Dept of Mathematics
 INFANCY
Introduction

The word infant –Latin word.

 meaning unable to speak

 Synonym baby ( the very offspring of human beings)

DIMENSIONS OF INFANCY

 Physical Development
 Coginitive Development
 Emotional Development
 Moral Development
 Social Development
Infancy
Characteristics of Infancy
 Physical development
It is physical growth, related with other
developments of body
 Growth is rapid
 Height : 40-50 cm
 Weight : 3-4 kg
 Length of arms grow very fast
 Milk teeth
 Cry to fulfill their needs
Changes during infancy
 Cognitive Development
Also called as intellectual/ mental development
• learns from sense organs
• Sensory motor stage ( motor organs are very active)
• Learn new words
• Control eye moments
• Ability to learn
Cognitive development is influenced by nutrirional,emotional
and social factors.
 Emotional Development
The new born (infant) has a single generalised
response of excitement only.
According to Watson the child can express only 3
primary emotions ,
 Angry - restricting the free bodily movements
 Fear - sudden loss of support, harsh sound
 Joy - satisfaction of appetites, petting,fondling
Emotional development Sensory motor stage
 Moral development
 It is puerly based on the behaviour of an
individual.
 In infant it is based on the emotional &
intellectual development.
The characteristics includes,
• Limitation is dominant
• Character of acceptance or rejection
• Behave conformity in social expectation
Changes in infant after 6 months
 Social Development
 The social development includes acquisition of
knowledge skill and abilities
 Children’s behaviour is governed by the social
acceptance or rejection
The characteristics includes,
• Confusion : sound of animals and human
• Smile : while giving attention
Up to two years crying and smiling are the dominant
character in every child.
Growth & Development during infancy
 References

• Nagarajan,K.(2018) . Childhood and Growing

Up, Chennai :Sriram Publishers
• https://www.britannica.com
• https://www.unicef.org