Infancy 0-2 Years

Question 1

Fine Motor Skills

Answer 1

The use of fingers and hand, as an example, infants being able to grasp their parents’ fingers or suck them thumbs.

Question 2

Gross Motor Skills

Answer 2

Are large movements in the body e.g. the arms and legs, are used when a baby is crawling.

Question 3

Innate Reflexes

Answer 3

Are available when the baby is born.

Question 4

Examples of Innate Reflexes // 1 of 3

Answer 4

Rooting Reflex
When a person brushes their finger across a baby’s face, he or she will turn their head towards it, and suck your finger or if breastfeeding it will start sucking your breast.

Question 5

Examples of Innate Reflexes // 2 of 3

Answer 5

Grasp Reflex

Stroke your finger in your baby’s palm and it should grasp onto your finger.

Question 6

Examples of Innate Reflexes // 3 of 3

Answer 6

Tongue-thrust Reflexes
If you touch a baby’s spoon onto the tip of their tongue it will push the spoon back out. The reflex helps them of choking on foreign objects.

Question 7

Physical Development

Answer 7

Can be split into Fine and Gross Motor Skills

See the next 2 decks for this information

Question 8

Intellectual Development

Answer 8

In the first few months, a baby will copy work actions e.g. you stick your tongue out they would copy you. Sounds they don’t recognise they will respond with coos.

Later on babies ‘explore’ the world and toys involving, squares, triangles and circles, for example, won’t identify certain shapes fit into their respect size and shape so will smash a triangle into a circle.

Question 9

Language Development

Answer 9

They use symbols and certain actions as a language before the start talking.
For example, a baby might smile when you’re there and/or cry for certain needs.
Later on, they might respond to the changes in the tone of your voice or move their eyes in the general direction of the noise.
Later on from that, they might say a few words like “dada”, “mama” and “uh-oh” and/or respond to simple actions “come here”.

Question 10

Emotion Development

Answer 10

They will be comforted by someone who is familiar, strangers may induce crying. The also start to listen to voices and they respond to social stimulation.
Later on, they recognize their names and start laughing out loud.

Question 11

Social Development

Answer 11

They may respond positively to touch and may show pleasure in response to social stimulation.
Later on, enjoy games like Peek-a-boo -lack of object permanence, showing dismay as the loss of a toy and/or have fear in new situations.