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infancy - ✔✔first year of life
-first month after birth is the neonatal period
0-2 months - ✔✔-spend most of their time sleeping and eating
-responds mainly to physical stimuli
-cannot tell the difference between parents and strangers
-crying is the main mode of expression
-soothing necessary
-hearing is well developed
-have sucking reflex
-head control is limited
-predisposed to hypothermia
basic needs of a neonate - ✔✔food, warmth, and comfort
soothing - ✔✔holding, cuddling, and comforting
2-6 months - ✔✔-more active
-spend more time awake, smile, and make eye contact
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, -strong sucking reflex, active extremity movement, vigorous cry
-follows objects with eyes
-increased awareness of surroundings
-most sleep through the night
-begin to roll over
6-12 months - ✔✔-infants begin to babble
-say their first word by their first year
-learn to sit without support
-begin to crawl and walk
-begin teething and explore by putting objects in their mouth
-may cry if separated from parents
toddlers - ✔✔from age 1 to 3
-experience rapid changes in growth and development
12-18 months - ✔✔-begin to walk and explore
-not afraid so injuries increase
-begin to imitate behavior of older children and parents
-know the major body parts
-may speak 4-6 words
-may not be able to fully chew food
18-24 months - ✔✔-mind develops rapidly at this stage (voice increases to 100 words)
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