SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BIRTH TO AGE TWO
TEMPERAMENT
refers to quality and intensity of emotional reaction .
passivity relates to how actively involved a child is with his or her surrounding . children also differ in their level of irritability or tendency to feel distressed .activity pattern or levels of movement also vary in infants.if you care for infants , you need to adjust to the temperaments of different children.
ATTACHMENT
This is the strong emotional connection that develop between people .several early attachment behaviors are shown by infants. example :crying and clinging are attachment behaviors, this shows that the child is signaling to others .attachment begins in a early stage .studies show even young babies show signs of anxiety if they are cared for by an unfamiliar person.
SEPARATION ANXIETY is another attachment behavior shown by infants .this happens when a child protests because a familiar caregiver is leaving . the child often cries as a sign of distress.