1. Growth & Development of Infants

2. Head to foot: lift head, gain muscle control of arms and hands
Physical Development
Head to foot: lift head, gain muscle control of arms and hands
Near to far: wave arms, grab object, learn to pick up with thumbs and fingers
Simple to complex: first eat with fingers, than learns to use a spoon or fork

3. Growth During First Year
Weight
-sign of good health
-infant gains 1-2 lbs each month from birth to 6 years old
-Second 6 months=baby gains weight less rapidly than in first 6 months.
Height
-heredity influences height more than weight
-At about a year old, average height=30 inches
Proportion
-size relationship between different parts of body
-During first year, proportions of baby’s body change.

4. Development During First Year
Sight
-newborn can focus on something that 7-10 inches away and at 1 month, 3 feet
-prefers high contrast , stripes, faces, bull's-eyes, and the color red
-helps develop hand eye coordination
Hearing
-develops before birth
-responds to a tone of a voice and is alarmed at loud angry voices
Taste & Smell
- within ten days they can distinguish by smell their mother from another person
- taste rapidly develops

5. Development Continued…
Voice
- cry becomes softer as lungs mature
- physical growth of the throat muscles, tongue, lips, teeth, and vocal cords
Teeth
- development begins the sixth week of pregnancy
- first set of teeth are called primary teeth (baby teeth) which come at six to seven months of age
-Causes pain, swelling, and baby becomes cranky
Motor Skills
- depends on muscle control
- requires intellectual, social, & emotional development which shows during the first year.

6. Motor Skills 1 month: lifts chin when placed on stomach 2 months:
lifts chest well above surface when placed on stomach
3-4 months:
holds head up steadily
unsteadily reaches for objects
rolls from side to back or back to side
5-6 months:
sits alone briefly
turns completely over when laid on back or stomach
7-8 months:
eats with fingers
picks up large objects
pulls self up while holding onto furniture
9-10 months:
reaches for and manipulates objects with good control
crawls on hands and knees
11-12 months:
may walk alone
picks up small objects using thumb and forefinger
fits blocks, boxes, or nesting toys inside one another