1. Human Growth and Development NUR 311 Growth and Development of Infancy Stage
Lecture 4

2. The 1st Month Social Language Mental Physical Enjoys eye contact
- smiles at faces
- recognizes parent's voices
responds to voices
- small cooing begins
- likes it when you talk to her
Alert 1 out of every 10 hrs
- begins to trust caregiver
- most behavior is reflexive
- will cry if under stimulated or over stimulated
arm and leg movement are reflexes
head flops if not supported
can see things about 25 cm away
stares at object but does not reach

3. The 2nd Month Social Language Mental Physical responsive smiling
communicates moods
studies faces
your baby's personality become more obvious
gurgles, coos, and squeals
starts to make associations - cry gets a need met
wants visual stimulation
muscles relax
can lift head 45 degrees
hands start to unfold

4. The 3rd Month Social Language Mental Physical makes eye contact
smiles at faces
knows difference between parents and strangers
stops crying when you come in the room
begins extended vowel sounds
starts to laugh
has different cries for different needs
discovers hands & feet
can stretch limbs all the way out
can roll back to side
holds head up to search
plays with hands
can briefly bear weight on legs

5. The 4th Month Social Language Mental Physical laughs hard when tickled
social gestures-moves arms to signal "pick me up"
likes social interaction
changes shape of mouth to change sounds
Sputters
Is aware that people and things have labels (dadda)
starts to explore things by tasting them
can stand up with help
rolls front to side
lifts head 90 degrees
sits with arms propped
reaches for objects

6. The 5th Month Social Language Mental Physical
turns head toward speaker
watches your mouth movements
babbles (ba-ba)
tries to mimic sounds
shows interest in colors
displays expression of decision-making
rolls over from front to back
grabs toes
transfers objects from hand to hand

7. 6-9 months Social Language Mental Physical mimics facial expressions
Social
Language
Mental
Physical
mimics facial expressions
may be shy or afraid of strangers
responds to her name
raises arms to signal her wanting to be picked up
longer and more varied sounds
experiments with different volumes of sounds
concentrates on one toy at a time
analyses what to do with her toy
understands an object
can sit unsupported
can stand if leaning on other object
picks up small objects with thumb and finger
can feed herself
can drink from a cup

8. 9-12 months Social Language Mental Physical enjoys mimicking
points to things she want
feels pride (especially when praised)
likes games
says simple words ("dog", "hot")
understands "no"
mimics sounds like tongue, and cough
start to understand phrases (like "come here")
wants to explore things by touching everything
builds, stacks and disassemble
masters crawling
can stand when supported
climbs on furniture
walks with help

9. Infant Nutritional Needs
100 to 165 ml of water per Kg of body weight is needed to meet daily fluid requirements.
it is recommended that the infant be fed breast milk or formula for the first 6 months.
In the second 6 months solids should be gradually introduced.