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During this stage body systems are stabilized but they still depend on caregivers. Social awareness develops.

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At the stage between 8 and 12 months the babies start to prepare for talking and walking. At this age they become very social and attention-seeking.

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Babies' organ systems are ready to work once babies are delivered. Although, they are not fully developed. At this stage babies are fully dependent on caregivers/parents for survival.

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Some reflexes developed during the Newborn - 1 month phase disappear(Tonic/Stepping). Routing/Sucking reflexes are well developed and swallowing and tongue reflexes are not.

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This is the exploration stage. Babies like to manipulate their environment. They gain more control over their bodies and hands. This is also the stage where they like to explore everything with their mouth; this is the age where they develop teeth.

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Vision is improving. They fixate on a moving object held at a distance of about 12 inches. Babies at this stage are able to exhibit a sense of size, color, shape recognition as well as imitating modeled gestures. Ex: Bye-Bye, patting.

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Reacts to sounds.
Coordinates vocalizing, looking and body movement in face-to-face exchanges with caregiver.

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Pincer grip should be developed and used constantly. Stacking objects and manipulating them is constant. Babies begin to stack things and trying to stand up on their own.

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During this stage babies enjoy tummy time, they need 14-17 hours of sleep per day and are aware during 2-3 periods during the day.

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*Landau Appears
*Tear Appears
*Grasp Disappears
*Sucking Reflex becomes voluntary
*Step Reflex disappears
*Root Reflex disappears
*Tonic Neck Reflex disappears.

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At this stage a babies motor development is purely reflexive and protective. Babies have no voluntary control over their bodies.
An example of this would be sucking for feeding.

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These skills are designed to capture and hold the attention of caregiver and have a sense of surrounding environment.
They are able to identify their caregiver's voice. Vision is present but not fully developed.

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Infants (0 - 14 Months) Human infants need intensive care and nurturing from birth until they are able to live competently within our complex world. Although an infant is almost helpless at birth, he has some skills and a strong set of reflexes to help him survive. While some of these refle…

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Crying and Fussing are the main way of communication. At this age they react to noises by turning their head and recognizing occasional sounds.

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Babies develop attachments with caregiver/parents. They are able to detect people's emotions or reactions. At this age they sleep 17-19 hours per day.

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*Swallow & Gag Reflex
*Suck
*Grasp
*Plantar
* Elimination
*Tonic Neck Reflex
*Stepping
*Moro (Startle)
*Rooting

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Babies develop more mobility of their hands, such as:
Palmar grasp: they use their whole hand to hold an object.
Pincer grip: they are able to hold and object with their thumb and a finger.
Babies are also able to sit with support of their hands placed in front of them. Scoot backwards and place themselves in crawling position.

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Babies turn toward and locate familiar voices and sounds. This is used for informal hearing test. Self- exploration is done by the use of their hands, mouth and eyes. They show evidence of depth perception.

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Babies start to respond to their name. They also recognize and respond to simple directions or requests. Examples of this are: waving bye-bye, "Eat" and "Come".
Babbling is noticeable during this stage. Babies are able to respond and react to their caregiver's tone of voice.

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Babies delight observing their surroundings.

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* Parachute Reflex Appears
*Palmar Grasp Reflex Appears
*Pincer Grasp Reflex Appears
*Moro Reflex disappears.

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Babies show the appropriate use of everyday items. They show awareness by pointing at the objects. Babies start to understand the meaning of some words. Imitates activities, such as hitting two blocks together.

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Babbling to ask for attention is shown at this stage. They are able to not "yes" and "no". Babies at this stage enjoy rhymes and simple songs. They tend to vocalize and dance.

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At this stage babies often become attached to a favorite toy or blanket. They begin to exhibit assertiveness by resisting a caregiver's request. Repeating behaviors that get attention is common.

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*Palmar Grasp Reflex Disappears
*Plantar Reflex Disappears

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https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html