During the first 14 months of life, babies develop rapidly across six key areas: Emotional development involves forming strong attachments to caregivers and learning to trust others. Social development sees babies beginning to interact and engage with others. Physical development includes new abilities like rolling over, sitting up, and crawling. Language development starts with crying and cooing before babbling sets in. Intellectual development involves learning cause and effect and imitating behaviors. Personality is greatly influenced by relationships with caregivers during this critical period.

1. Six Aspects of Development
During Babyhood
Babyhood is a time when babies are totally dependent upon their
parents and caregivers for their protection and care. Consistent,
adequate, gentle care can encourage the infant to develop the capacity to
trust people.
 (BIRTH TO 4 MONTHS)
 Emotional development
Attachment of baby to adult(s) taking place
Early trust develops
Eating/sleeping schedules vary greatly
By 4 months can be comforted when unhappy
 Social development
Turns head toward familiar voice
Will begin to smile when talked with or held
By two months shows excitement and pleasure when held
Visually attracted to bright colors and contrasts
By two months may gurgle to get attention
Appears to enjoy being held
 Physical development
By 6-8 weeks can move head from side to side
Can lift head when placed on tummy by about 6 weeks
Begins to notice hands by around 6 weeks
May roll over by 3-4 months

2.  Language/intellectual development
Crying is main source of communication (when wet,
hungry, frightened, uncomfortable, or lonely)
Make gurgle throaty sounds by 4 months
 Moral or Spiritual Religious
He or she has no conscience. But he can know whether the
thing is good or bad if he or she able to experience the
consequence of what he or she does.
The foundations of moral development are laid.
He or she is force or need to be in discipline.
 Personality
Sex differences in personality appear.
The personality and relationship of the mother to the baby
have a great influence to him or her.
He or she has the most critical period of development of
personality because he depends on what he or she saw in
the adults.
 (4 TO 8 MONTHS)
 Emotional development
Attachment of baby to adults occurs
Early trust develops
Eating/sleeping schedules becoming more regular
Enjoys playing peek-a-boo and begins to grab at blanket
Uses cry to call for attention, not always a distress call
 Social development
Enjoys being held
Smiles to show pleasure
Less smiling around strangers (by 8 months)

3.  Physical development
Can roll over
Sits with support, then alone by 8 months
Begins to push feet against floor or lap and then bounces
Can see an object, then opens hand to grasp it
Passes toys from hand to hand
 Language/intellectual development
Babbles and coos
Looks when name is called
Imitates sounds
Repeats interesting actions
Continues to develop eye-hand coordination
 Spiritual Religious
He or she has no conscience. But he can know whether the
thing is good or bad if he or she able to experience the
consequence of what he or she does.
The foundations of moral development are laid.
He or she is force or need to be in discipline.
 Personality
Sex differences in personality appear.
The personality and relationship of the mother to the baby
have a great influence to him or her.
He or she has the most critical period of development of
personality because he depends on what he or she saw in
the adults.
 (8 TO 14 MONTHS)
 Emotional development
Strong attachment to adult(s)
Fears can be shown, especially to things such as Santa,
clowns, fast moving objects and large dogs
Infant can tantrum when frustrated

4.  Social development
Smiles easily and shows enjoyment of people
Demonstrates signs of independence
Beginning of understanding that some behaviors are
acceptable and some are not
Watches people and their activities
Prefers to be with others while playing
 Physical development
Enjoys crawling, walking around furniture, & standing
Can pick up tiny objects (uses thumb and fingers well)
Very oral - everything goes in mouth
Develops arm and hand control
Enjoys taking off clothes, climbing up and onto furniture,
& crawling up stairs
 Language/intellectual development
Uses names of familiar objects and people
Loves to imitate actions of others
Connects words to objects
Looks at books and chooses them
May scribble randomly
 Spiritual Religious
He or she has no conscience. But he can know whether the
thing is good or bad if he or she able to experience the
consequence of what he or she does.
The foundations of moral development are laid.
He or she is force or need to be in discipline.
 Personality
Sex differences in personality appear.
The personality and relationship of the mother to the baby
have a great influence to him or her.
He or she has the most critical period of development of
personality because he depends on what he or she saw in
the adults.

5. Enrichment in Professional
Education I
Six Aspects of
Development
During Babyhood
Submitted By: Kimberly Ann Casaljay
BSE-MAPEH Student
Submitted To: Mrs. Emilie Gordove
PROF. ED. 1 Professor