1. S.P.I.E.S.
Social
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Spiritual

2. Social Development
Learning to interact with others and to express oneself to others in a positive manner

3. Physical Development
Growth of the body both inside and out; the increasing ability to control and coordinate body movements.
Physical wellness

4. Intellectual Development
Learning to think, remember, understand, reason, and use language

5. Emotional Development
Learning to recognize and express one’s feeling in a positive manner
Establish one’s identity as a unique person

6. Spiritual Development
Gradually learning to base one’s behavior on personal belief of right and wrong.

7. Social Development 1 – Become alert and try to focus on face or voice
7 - Smiles
11 – Enjoys baths
16 – Responds with total body to faces they recognize
18 – Begins to smile, fixes on mothers face in response to her smile
23 – Wants someone near them when awake, will stay awake longer if someone interacts with them
24 – At the end of this period, the baby can “stare a person down”
28 - Will recognize their mother
29 – Grasp and clasp people, will adjust their body to the body of the person holding them.

8. Physical Development 2 – Can hold eyes in a fixed position
5 – Puts thumb in mouth
9 – When on tummy lies in a frog-like position
10 – When on tummy will lift head briefly and turn head to clear nose from bed
17 – Begins to hold erect when in sitting position
21 – Hands are predominantly closed with a clutching or scratching motion
22 – Grips an object if hand strikes it accidently

9. Intellectual Development
3 – Interested in sounds
8 – Begin to watch their hands and feet
12 – Stare indefinitely at their surroundings such as crib mobiles
15 – Can follow objects from one side of their vision to another
20 – Responds to voices
26 – Beginning to wait for expected reward - feeding
27 – Combine sensation such as touching and looking

10. Emotional Development
4 – Baby will show distress, excitement, and delight
14 – Begins to develop a repertoire of emotional crying and cooing signals that can be understood by parents
19 – Can quiet themselves with sucking

11. Spiritual Development
6 – Predictable reinforcement relationship is being learned
13 – Trust is beginning to develop as parents meet the needs of their infant