Social-emotional Development
Birth-age 2
Temperament
- Quality and intensity of emotional reactions.
- There are different patterns in Temperament.
- Passivity relates to how actively involved they are.
- Irritability relates to the tendency of distressed.
- Activity Patterns relates to levels of movement.
- Infants want to feel love and attention.
- Children will grow to be happy.
Attachment
- Strong emotional connection between people.
- Infants attach to small group of people.
- Attach begins early in life.
- Separation Anxiety is another attachment behavior.
- Happens when caregiver is leaving.
- Reaction occurs in nine months of age.
- 9-18 months has difficulty in daycare.
Birth to Three months
- No refined Emotions.
- General excitement and distress.
- May look excited or alert.
- Distress is shown by crying
Three to Six months
- Respond to people with smiles.
- Start to notice smiles at other babies.
- Distress (crying) is still shown.
- Start to use different cries as signals.
Six to Twelve months
- Most difficult stage for parent and child.
- Become actively involved with caregivers.
- Respond to the sounds of people.
- Separation anxiety starts to show.
Twelve to Twenty-Four Months
- Become upset about future things.
- Becoming self aware of things, saying "NO".
- Become interested in exploring.
- Curious about new places.
- More interested in other children.
- But they don't interact too much.
- start to become aware of their own abilities.