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Ages | Physical development | Communication and intellectual development. | Social, emotional and behavioural development. | New born | Babies are born with reflexes which are actions they do without thinking. There reflexes are linked to survival | Babies will cry in order to communicate their needs. They will also look around and react to sounds. | Babies and their primary carers usually mothers. Which they will be to develop a strong relationship or bond. Sometimes the baby may stare at the mother. | One year old | Standing up and holding onto furniture and small objects being picked up and handled. | Waving bye-bye, fingers pointing at objects to draw an adult’s attention to them and tuneful babbling that sounds like talking. | Crying if they cannot see their parents or carers and repetitive play as the baby enjoys doing something over and over again. | Two | Playing on sit-and-ride toys, running and climbing and building bricks doing simple jigsaw puzzles. | Points to pictures of familiar objects and names them. | Keen to show things to adults, anger and frustration if they cannot do what they want to do and delight and happiness when they are enjoying something. | Three | Able to use the toilet and able to walk up stairs on alternate feet. | Speech that adults unfamiliar with the child can understand enjoyment of sand and water play and interested in mark-making, painting and books. | Keen to help and copy adults, enjoys dressing up and playing with small world toys and interest in other children and some co-operative play. | Four | Children riding on tricycles, climbing and enjoying simple ball games and skilful use of the hands to do activities such as threading pouring and using scissors. | Children asking questions and enjoying talking and speech and pretend play that models adult life. | Children responding well to adults praise and recognition, co-operative play between children