6- 9 months Chapter 7

What will we learn about 6-9 months? They are attentive and observational; and they demand your attention! They examine everything, including their own bodies. They enjoy their effect on things and people ( think of Piaget) They enjoy social interactions and become attached to special people. * What is the implication of this in terms of child care settings??

What changes are found in each domain? Physical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQmqRIR2YxA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bneT1b1Y614 -gross motor? -fine motor? Cognitive Development- senses and perception: multi-modal vs. uni-modal? hearing ? Vision? Taste? Touch? Egocentric-An inability to see from the perspective of others. The benefits of music and infants *(research on p. 179) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXL57VtvVT0 New study https://musiceducationworks.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/a-childs-brain-develops-faster-with- exposure-to-music/ It connects to the emotional domains Sensorimotor Intelligence -secondary circular reaction stage/cause and effect (good toys or activities)

Gross motor: Learned behaviors, large muscles; learn to sit up, reach and grasp, crawling/rolling/leg control (standing, cruising) & some will walk. Fine motor: small muscles, grasp more object (palmar grasp) Vision: track movement with eyes and head, improved vision, depth perception, visually insatiable. Hearing: listen to human voices, more attention to known voices. Uni-modal: stimulation of one sense. Multi-modal: stimulation of multiple senses at the same time, integration of them to further develop the brain. Sensorimotor: Piaget’s substages (grasp/hold/mouth), improved memory, repeats. Lang & Communication: Preverbal sounds, deliberate communication, babbling, imitating voices. Babbling evolves to real words. Observational learning. Jargon.

Continued… Language and Communication: - preverbal cues , intentional communication, modeling , jargon and babbling-production of consonant- vowel sounds of varying intonation and usually develops in an infant between the ages of 4 and 6 months. Social Development -Clear-cut attachment, mistrust, separation anxiety, stranger anxiety Emotional Development -which emotions appear?, social referencing? self-differentiation? –see7.1 At 6 months, “pass the baby” , BUT separation anxiety at 9 months kicks in; What are the effects of cultural differences; “tearful reunions”

What stages of development do you think are being enhanced in the picture below?

Emotional Development As the range of emotional expression increase, so does baby’s ability to read those emotions. Fearfulness may become more intense Social referencing at 9 months; the tendency to use others’ emotional expressions to help understand the situation and thus relieve uncertainty. Socialization of emotions 187 Self-differentiation vs. full recognition of self p. 188 SELF CONCEPT and SELF IMAGE- respecting all cultures “An Agency Without Bias”

http://www. amazon. com/gp/product/B003WKOU0G/ref=nav_timeline_asin http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WKOU0G/ref=nav_timeline_asin?ie=UT F8&psc=1&redirect=true Identifying more examples of these domains at age 6-9 months

Smarter Babies? See p. 181– “dubious” benefits “Teach Your Baby to Read” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/teaching-babies-to-read-is- it-possible-several-companies-say-yes-but-study-says-no/2014/05/05/ead52d82-b5d6- 11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html http://www.today.com/parents/your-baby-can-read-claims-overblown-experts-say- 2D80555479

Particular needs – co-sleeping and the AAP https://www. aap Particular needs – co-sleeping and the AAP https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/american-academy- of-pediatrics-announces-new-safe-sleep-recommendations-to-protect-against-sids.aspx Developmental variations – and the immunization schedule-https://www.aap.org/en- us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/immunization/Pages/Immunization- Schedule.aspx “Startling Facts” from Zero to Three http://www.zerotothree.org/public-policy/infant- toddler-policy-issues/poverty-infographic.html