Social-Emotional Developement
From Birth to Age Two
Temperment
Temperament- indicates ones actions with their environment
- passivity- how actively involved a child is w/their surroundings
- irritability- the tendency to feel stressed
- Activity Patterns- levels of mom
Attachment
Attachment- Strong emotional connection between two people
- begins in early stages in life
- Shows infants care for and respond to certain people
- Caregivers need to prepare for the attachment behavior
- 9-18 month children have difficulty with
- this 15 months this very strong
Changes Over Time
- Within the first two weeks you will already see changes
- Ones actions are a result of the child's growth
- establishing trust is crucial at this time
- at birth newborns lack emotion
- emotion is shown by crying but without tears