Emotional Development Birth to One Year

Emotional Development What is it? The process of learning to recognize and express one’s feelings and to establish one’s identity as a unique person

Healthy Emotional Development Self-Confident Can handle stress Shows empathy

Social Development What is it? The process of learning to interact with others and to express oneself to others.

Healthy Social Development Shows tolerance for others Can communicate well with others Listens to different point of views before acting

Influences that shape Development The bond formed between the parent and child The atmosphere of the home Temperament of the child

Attachment What is it? The bond between a parent or caregiver and the child

Study on Attachment Harry Harlow made monkey-shaped forms out of chicken wire AND soft cloth Used substitute mothers to raise the monkeys He found that the baby monkeys clung to the “mothers” made of soft cloth Monkeys needed to feel physical closeness as well as receive a feeding When they were older they did not know how to relate to other monkeys because they did not develop normal social relationships due to the lack of interaction with the real mothers

Studies done on Human Children in orphanage had little personal care from adults. Physical and emotional development of the children were slower than normal Baylor University – studied abused and neglected children. They failed to receive love, touch, and opportunities for learning and had brains 20 to 30% smaller than average

Failure to Thrive What is it? A condition in which they baby does not grow and develop properly Can happen if: Receive little attention Little Encouragement Lack of love and attention