The document discusses Adam's development from infancy to age 2 based on reports from a virtual parenting simulation. It analyzes Adam's progress in the physical, social/emotional, and intellectual domains at different ages and compares it to typical developmental milestones. At 0-4 months, Adam met physical milestones and showed interest in surroundings. From 5-8 months, he displayed curiosity and some independence. At 9-12 months, Adam began walking, exploring, and showing more independence. As a 2-year-old, Adam experiments with activities, still shows some shyness around strangers, but language skills are developing rapidly. Overall, the reports indicate Adam is progressing typically for his age in each developmental domain.

1. The Infant Years (0-4 Months)
How does your baby’s physical, social/emotional and intellectual domains compare to the developmental milestones patterns? Is it typical?
Developmental
Domain
Answer
(Your original thoughts)
Prove It (give examples from your reports)
(Cite your references)
Example (give examples from the book)
(cite your references)
Physical
It seems that Adam had a typical
birth, and is meeting milestones
Adam was born naturally about 10 hours of
labor
-Adams crying is rhythmic and moderately loud
when he is Hungary, wet or cold. If he is
startled, there is a sudden intake of breathe
and a loud wail, followed by more deep breaths
and loud wails. (Virtual Child Reports
Women who are healthy when they become
pregnant usually have a normal pregnancy,
labor and delivery. (Children: A Chronological
Approach Pearson 3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors
Robert V. Kail & Theresa Zolner page 98).
-Cry starts softly, then gradually becomes more
intense and usually occurs when a baby is
hungry or tired; a mad cry is a more intense
version of basic cry; and a pain cry begins with
a sudden, long burst, followed by a long pause,
and gasping. (Children: A Chronological
Approach Pearson 3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors
Robert V. Kail & Theresa Zolner page 100).
Social /
Emotional
It seems that when Adam cries I
begin to lactate.
-It seems that Adam shows an
interest about where he is or who is
around him.
-It seems that Adam smiles at familiar
faces.
Adam is showing more intense interest in his
surroundings. Adam is able to laugh at
surprising or funny things and is developing lots
of cute little habits.
-Adam is getting more curious about the world
around hm.
-Adam is irritated by loud noises and intense
stimuli. (Virtual Child Reports).
During the first week after birth, infants begin
to smile, but this type of smiling seems to be
related to internal physiological states.
(Children: A Chronological Approach Pearson
3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors Robert V. Kail &
Theresa Zolner page 181).
Intellectual
It appears that Adam is familiarizing
himself with everyone around him. Adam is able to focus his eyes on you. He
spends a lot of time studying your face and the
While awake infants spend time looking
around. Sometimes they seem to be scanning
their environment broadly and sometimes they
seem to be focusing on nearby objects.

2. faces of anyone who comes close to him.
-Adam makes little “ooo” sounds. (Virtual Child
Reports).
(Children: A Chronological Approach Pearson
3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors Robert V. Kail &
Theresa Zolner page 136).
The Infant Years (5-8 Months)
How does your baby’s physical, social/emotional and intellectual domains compare to the developmental milestones patterns? Is it typical?
Developmental
Domain
Answer
(Your original thoughts)
Prove It (give examples from your reports)
(cite your references)
Example (give examples from the book)
(cite your references)
Physical
It seems that Adam learns best
interacting and playing.
Adam is able to find hidden objects
(permanence test). Adam really likes this hiding
games and shows by his interest that he wants
it repeated. Adam has strong tendency to look
in the old hiding place, and then get confused
about where the object is, or forget about it.
(This curious error was first discovered by
Piaget. Adam is crawling, sitting up, and
standing up. (Virtual Child Reports).
Piaget believed that children are naturally
curious. Children development results from
their active engagement with their experiences
in the world, which enables them to reach
more advanced levels of maturation. (Children:
(Children: A Chronological Approach Pearson
3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors Robert V. Kail &
Theresa Zolner page 150).
Social /
Emotional
It seems that Adam shows fear and
preference for me over
others(especially when distressed).
Adam is sometimes a little reluctant to part
from me at daycare and starts crying. He
usually gets over it quickly after I leave. Adam
has strong emotional reactions and has
difficulty soothing himself back down. Adam is
showing fearfulness around unfamiliar people
and clings to whoever is holding him. Adam
shows fearfulness around unfamiliar people
and clings to whoever is holding him.
(Virtual Child Reports).
Infants is an unfamiliar or ambiguous situation
will look at a trusted caregiver, such as mother
or father, as if searching for clues to help them
know how to react, a phenomenon known as
social referencing. ( Children: A Chronological
Approach Pearson 3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors
Robert V. Kail & Theresa Zolner page 183).
-Respond differently to strangers and family
members.
-shows mild to severe anxiety at separation
from parent. (Ages and Stages: A brief
Overview Birth to 12 years).

3. Intellectual
It seems that Adam is starting to
show signs of independence.
Adam seems to have little goals that involve
two steps planning ahead.
-Adam wants to be put down often to explore
new things for longer period of times.
-Adam likes to try new and interesting activities
and then begins to vocalize a lot and make eye
contact. (Virtual Child Reports).
About 6 months when infants become wary in
the presence of unfamiliar adult, a reaction
known as stranger wariness. (Children: A
Chronological Approach Pearson 3rd
Canadian
Edition-Authors Robert V. Kail & Theresa Zolner
page182).
The Infant Years (9-12 Months)
How does your baby’s physical, social/emotional and intellectual domains compare to the developmental milestones patterns? Is it typical?
Developmental
Domain
Answer
(Your original thoughts)
Prove It (give examples from your reports)
(cite your references)
Example (give examples from the book)
(cite your references)
Physical
It seems that Adam wants to explore
his surroundings by moving around
more.
Adam has learned to walk, he is also and
efficient crawler, and is exploring his
environment eagerly.
-Adam enjoys throwing every toy out of his crib
and watching what happens, he seems to
expect me to keep putting them back.
-Adam has been in very good health and seems
to be getting more resistant to colds. (Virtual
Child Reports).
By 12 months most babies crawl well and starts
walking with holding onto furniture or with
adult help.
-Can pull self to standing position
(Ages and Stages: A brief Overview Birth to 12
years).
Social /
Emotional
It seems since 8 months of age Adam
is continuing to show independence
and is easing his way into being
comfortable with his surroundings;
however he is still a bit shy.
Adam is becoming more emotionally attached
to my partner.
-Adam usually starts crying if the person tried
to get too close. However, after meeting a
person two or three times, Adam is starting to
stare at the person and manages a shy smile.
-Adam seems to be comfortable with my cousin
Melody.
-Adam is able to imitate new words and actions
-Expresses fear or anxiety toward strangers.
-Imitates adult actions.
-Wants caregiver or parent to be in constant
sight.
(Ages and Stages: A brief Overview Birth to 12
years).

4. now. (Virtual Child Reports).
Intellectual
It seems that after the first
permanence test at age 8 months.
Adam wants to play the permanence
test game more often now.
At nine months Adam begins to understand a
few words and point to something he wanted.
At 12 months Adam now clearly understands a
couple of dozen words. Adam just recently
pronounced his first clear word and pointed at
the object in question.
-Permanence test again, Adam is able to find
object after long delays. When hiding place is
switched, he no longer has the problem of
searching at the more common of the two
hiding places. He wants to play the game over
and over again.
(Virtual Child Reports).
Says first word
-Basic principles of Piaget’s Theory according to
Piaget, children’s engagement with the word
help them to develop schemas, psychological
structures that organize experience. Schemas
are mental categories or conceptual models of
interrelated events, objects and knowledge
that children build as they gain experience with
situations, people and objects around them.
(Children: A Chronological Approach Pearson
3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors Robert V. Kail &
Theresa Zolner page150).
The Toddler Years (2 Years old)
How is your child progressing based on typical toddler development?
Give specific examples in the areas of Physical, Social / Emotional and Intellectual domains.
Developmental
Domain
Answer
(Your original thoughts)
Prove It (give examples from the report
(cite your references)
Example (give examples from the book)
(cite your references)
Physical
It seems that Adam experiments by
trying new activities.
-It seems that Adam is developing
Self-Awareness
Adam sometimes prefers quiet activities in his
room, and sometimes likes more active games
or sports. Adam is very into music, and often
dances in rhythm to my favorite music, and he
tries to clap or sing along with songs played on
the television.
-Adam is getting much better lately at playing
hide and seek and at searching for things
around the house.
(Virtual Child Reports)
Memory strategies are activities that improve
remembering. Some strategies help maintain
information in working memory.
(Children: A Chronological Approach Pearson
3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors Robert V. Kail &
Theresa Zolner page 333&197).
-Non social play: playing alone or watching
others play.
-Parallel play- Playing alone but near others
while maintaining an interest in what the
others are doing soon after first birthday.

5. Social /
Emotional
It seems that Adam still has shyness
around strangers and is still a
continuous trend.
Adam tends to be slow to warm up to new
people, but is outgoing and friendly with
familiar people. Adam is less clingy and often
wants to be put clown to explore.
-Adam greets his main caregiver
enthusiastically at daycare.
-Adams language skills are developing rapidly
and want to talk to me all the time.
-Adam has some new emotions, he has shy
smiles when asked to be in photographs,
looking guilty when he breaks something and
embarrassment when he has a potty accident.
-Adam can get possessive over toys
-Sometimes Adam throws tantrums
(Virtual Child Reports).
-Complex emotions such as feelings of guilt,
embarrassment or pride, don’t emerge until 18-
24 months of age (Lewis 1992).
-Act shy around strangers
-Very possessive-offers toys to other children
then wants it back.
-Capable of frequent tantrums, which are often
results of their inability to express themselves
through ideas.
(Ages and Stages: A brief Overview Birth to 12
years).
A typical 2 year old has a vocabulary of
several thousand words and speaks in
sentences that are two or three words long.
(Children: A Chronological Approach
Pearson 3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors
Robert V. Kail & Theresa Zolner page
184&250).
Adam often studies new things in his
environment. Adam acts shy when looking in
the mirror and uses the words me a lot and
wants to do thing himself.
-Adam is aware of basic categories such as big
or little and blue or red.
-At 2 years Adam is speaking mostly in three to
four words sentences and his vocabulary is
expanding greatly because of his intense desire
to learn new words.
-Adam is communicating better, he knows his
gender now, and has begun to categorize
behavior and objects as suited to boys and
girls.(Virtual Child Repots).
By age 2 all children do this (Bullock &
Lutkenhaus 1990; Lewis & Brooks-Gunn 1979).
-About 18months, many children experience a
naming explosion during which they learn new
words.
-During preschool years, children learn about
gender roles, and gender stereotypes.
(Children: A Chronological Approach Pearson
3rd
Canadian Edition-Authors Robert V. Kail &
Theresa Zolner page 171&274).
By: Tanuja Singh