Health and Social Care Level 2

Infancy (0-3 years old________________________________________________

Physical development

Babies are immobile and have very little muscular coordination when they are born. However babies are able to focus their eyes and follow any sound from side to side as well as being able to make gurgling sound and cry.

When muscles begin to strengthen babies at that stage start to control their movements, and this allows them to being exploring their environment.

Physical control and co-ordination progress begins with the head and moving through the neck, arms and finally the legs

Muscle control age

Babies are able to raise their heads when lying on their stomach | 2 months old |

Can grasp objects using their whole hand | 4 months old |

Can sit up without any support | 6 months old |

Can start to crawl | 8 months old |

Can walk without any help | 12 months old |

Can climb stairs and run but they might fall | 18 months old |

Can control muscles and climb furniture and kick a ball but can not yet catch it. | 2 years old |

Can jump | 3 years old |

Intellectual development

Intellectual development means the development of the mind and allows us to recognise, remember, know and understand things that are around us. We also develop communication skills which allow us to make ourselves understood.

As children interact with the environment they organise their thoughts and develop an appropriate set of responses for dealing with the world.

Language development is a aspect of intellectual development. Children should know at least six words at the age of 18 months year old. Most 1 year old should be able to name simple objects into a simple sentence. By the age of three years old children should be able to speak in complete sentences.

Emotional development

The way in which we all are able to form a successful relationship depends very much on our early experience.

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