Birth to 2 years
Social Physical Intellectual Communication & Language Emotion
Responds to mum
Smiles at familiar faces
Begins to realise he/she is a separate from others
Shows interest in other babies
Recognizes parents
Shows fear is strangers
Pays attention to own name
Laughs
Temper tantrums
Plays on their own
Toilet training
Not keen on sharing
Enjoys other children’s company
Able to stay separate from parents for short periods (nursery) Sleeps 20 hours a day
Sucking, stepping, grasping
Head control a little unsteady
Hands in a tight fist
Able to grasps objects
Focuses both eyes together and moves head
Uses reflexes, waving arms and kicking legs
Control of head and arm movements
Sits without support
Crawls
Controls legs/feet
Can lift small light objects
Can stand
Walks unaided
Feeds themselves
Runs
Tries to kick a ball
Climbs on furniture
Tries to walk up and downstairs with both feet on one step
Builds a tower
Draws circles and dots Visual and oral exploration
Blinks when exposed to bright lights
Stares at mum or dad
Cry’s when they need attention
Very curious and follows movement
Puts everything in their mouth
Recognises familiar people 6 meters away
Obeys commands
Turns pages of a book and is interested in pictures
Points to different parts of the body
Vocabulary of more than 200 words
Begins to show pride and pleasure at new accomplishments Crying – main form of communication
Startled by loud sounds
Cries, coos and grunts
Makes sounds like ‘aah’ and ‘goo’
Can respond positively to touch
Babbling
Laughs
Shouts for attention
Respond to simple commands like ‘no’ ‘bye-bye’
Knows their own name
Says first real word
Mimics simple actions
Repeats words
Vocabulary of more than 200 words
Tries to join in to nursery rhymes
Uses two or more words together Stares at mum or dad
Social smiles
Begins to have distinct facial expressions
Can detect smells
Sensitive to touch
Emotional distress
Imitates some facial movements
Looks for attention
Can be comforted by a familiar adult
Emotional attachment