CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Child Development Expectations and General Guidelines
Child Development
By Vanessa Rasmussen, © 2006-2008, All rights reserved.
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These
guidelines can be helpful to parents in knowing what to expect from their
children when they are growing and maturing. However, it should be noted that
these are general milestones. Some children may take longer to achieve these
than others.
- During the time-span between child-birth
to 1 month, a child gets a basic idea of the senses like vision, hearing,
smelling, pain, tasting and temperature. A child is totally dependent on
the mother at this time.
- When a child is about 2-3 months old, he/she
is capable of crying as well as smiling when they see a face.
- After 4 to 6 months, a child enjoys being
cuddled, can recognize the mother and can distinguish between familiar people
and strangers.
- Between 7 to 9 months, a child can stand,
crawl and sit on his/her own and shows specific emotional attachment to
the mother.
- Between 10 to 12 months, a child can control
his/her legs and take a few steps. A child can also speak one or two simple
words and can imitate sounds. Moreover, a child fears strangers, and displays
emotions such as anger, and affection. He/she start responding to their
own names and enjoy games like "peek-a-boo".
- Between 1 and 1½ years, a child creeps
up the stairs and can walk for about 10 to 20 minutes. He/she tends to obey
a few easy commands and repeat a few words. Children at this age are interested
in their own image and can feed themselves.
- Between 1½ years to 2 years, a child
scribbles on paper using crayons, develops a vocabulary of more than 200
words and throws temper tantrums. He can also run and kick a ball.
- Between 2 to 3 years, children can jump
of a stair and ride a tricycle. They have fear of separation and also get
possessive about their toys. They start using short sentences and might
briefly stutter.
- Between 3 and 4 years, children can stand
on one leg and jump up and down. They can draw different shapes like circle,
cross, etc. and can get self sufficient in many of their daily routines.
They get affectionate towards their parents and also like to share things.
They play co-operatively with other children at the nursery school and imitate
teachers and parents. They might even have an imaginary friend.
- Between 4 and 5 years, can dress himself/herself
up. Children at this age, generally talk clearly with very few grammatical
mistakes and can also narrate a story to others. Children feel pride on
accomplishing things and like it when people appreciate their work. At this
point, a child also prefers playing with other children, who, generally
are of same age group. This builds a feeling of healthy competition amongst
children.
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Vanessa Rasmussen, Ph.D,
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