Emotional and social development

Question 1

1 month

3

Answer 1

• Stares at human faces with interest.
• Wants to be held
• 6 weeks, starts to smile and respond to smiles.

Question 2

3 months

2

Answer 2

• Enjoys being held.

- Shows indiscriminate attachments.

Question 3

6 months

1

Answer 3

-recognises emotions in others (angry gestures and voice tones) and responds to these.

Question 4

7-8 months

1

Answer 4

-First signs of specific attachment are shown:
•cries if held by people they do not know
•shows that they care for PRIMARY CARERS (smiling,
wanting to be held by them, becoming distressed if
they cannot see them.)

Question 5

8 months

3

Answer 5

• specific attachments (demonstrated by reactions of babies when seeing primary carers.)
• SEPERATION ANXIETY (babies may cry or become distressed left alone or without primary carer.)
• copies gestures and actions of others and enjoys doing so (clapping hands).