Task A
Complete the following four tables showing the different stages of development against the different ages, and identify how development is holistic by showing links to other developmental aspects.
1. Physical development
2. Intellectual development
3. Communication development
4. Social, emotional and behavioural development
Table 1: Physical development
Age Range
Description of the stage
An example of how this impacts on another aspect of development.
0 – 3 months
Able to lift their heads a little while lying on their stomachs, watch objects for a short period of time, make gurgling sounds and move away from uncomfortable sensations like a tickle.
Emotional development. It links to this area as they are able to feel the emotions, when being tickled, therefore are able to move away.
3 – 6 months
Prop themselves up while lying on their stomachs, recognize a bottle or breast, smile at someone, move their hands and feet and follow moving objects with their eyes. Can hold their heads up for a long time, laugh, roll from their front to their back, grab onto objects and make speech-like sounds.
Physical and emotional development as the child is able to recognise the milk bottle and know that there feed is coming next.
6 – 9 months
Can move objects between their hands and also to their mouths, sit without support, coo, roll around and turn towards sounds.
Physical and emotional development, as they can turn towards sounds, so they can act towards it. For example, if it was a sound they didn’t like, or are not familiar with, their emotions may lead them to cry/ get upset.
9 – 12 months
Can sit alone and change positions, say simple words like "mama" and "dada," crawl around, respond to familiar faces and respond to their name.
Communication and physical development, as they are starting to communicate, using simple words.
1 – 2 years
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