Social-Emotional Development
Birth-2 year (Abbie Ellison)
Attachment
- Strong emotional connection
- Mainly attached to people who care for the baby
- may smile when approached by caregiver
- Cooing, kicking, and gurling are examples
- Separation anxiety may occur
- occurs mostly with 9-18 months
Changes over time
- Your actions affect changes
- Trust is a key factor
- Develops when predictability is shown
- They will feel safe and happy
Birth-3 Months
- Don't have very refined emotions
- General excitement and distressed are shown
- Excitement is shown by smiling or wiggling
- Crying shows distress
- No tears when crying
3-6 Months
- Respond with smile and laughter
- Happy sounds when played with or held
- Crying still shows distress
- Start to smile/notice other babies
- Use different cries for different types of distress
- Tears begin to appear
6-12 Months
- Actively involved with caregiver
- Develop fear
- Develop attachment
- Separation Anxiety
- Continues till 14-16 months
12-24 Months
- Show anxiety
- Interested in exploring
- Still fear the unfamiliar
- Curious about new places/objects
- More interest in other children
- Play next to but not with
Temperament
- Passivity-actively involved with surroundings
- Irritability- tendency to feel distressed
- Activity Patterns- levels of movement
- Temperaments may need to be adjusted