Physical Characteristics of a Child

1. Stages of Development
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2. Infancy
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3. Infancy
•Birth up to 15th months old
•Latin, “Someone who does
not speak”
•Crying- way of letting
others know how they feel

4. Likes to sleep
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5. Respond to color and
sound
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6. 1- 2 months
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7. Sense of taste and
Smells Develops
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8. Lifts the head while
lying on the stomach
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9. Smiles and reach out
to people
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10. 3 – 4 months
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11. Starts to sit up, holds
on to objects
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12. Show attachment to
parents
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13. 5 - 6 months
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14. Crawls and show trust
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15. Shift things on both
hands
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16. Sits down alone
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17. 6-7 months
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18. 9-10 months
Crawls, can identify a
person
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19. 12 months
Stands for sometimes,
Starts to take a few steps

20. 12-13 months
Walks with someone
holding him/her,
Learns to imitate
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21. 18 months
Starts to learn
to eat by
himself/hersel
f, Develop
sense of time
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