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Why Do Babies Develop Why Do Babies Develop Socially?Socially?

Because babies Because babies are physically are physically helpless, they helpless, they need to respond need to respond to others to get to others to get their physical their physical and emotional and emotional needs met. needs met.

Signs of Social Signs of Social DevelopmentDevelopment

in Infancyin InfancyFirst First days days of Lifeof Life

Responds to Human VoicesResponds to Human Voices

(Calm Voices sooths and quiets a (Calm Voices sooths and quiets a baby- harsh or loud voice will baby- harsh or loud voice will upset a baby)upset a baby)

One One MonthMonth

Stop crying when lifted or Stop crying when lifted or touched.touched.

Face brightens when they see a Face brightens when they see a familiar personfamiliar person or parent or parent

Two Two MonthMonthss

Babies begin to Babies begin to smilesmile at people at people

Three Three MonthMonthss

Baby Baby turns headturns head in response to a in response to a voicevoice. . Wants companionshipWants companionship as as well as physical care.well as physical care.

Social Development in Social Development in InfancyInfancy

Four MonthsFour Months Babies Babies laugh out loudlaugh out loud. Look to . Look to other people for other people for entertainmententertainment..

Five MonthsFive Months Interest in FamilyInterest in Family members. members. May May crycry when left alonewhen left alone. . Babble toBabble to their their toystoys and and stuffed animals.stuffed animals.

Six MonthsSix Months Love company and Love company and seek seek attentionattention. Delight in . Delight in playing playing gamesgames (peek-a-boo). (peek-a-boo). Understands they are a Understands they are a separate personseparate person and and works to works to develop an attachmentdevelop an attachment to to parents or caregiver.parents or caregiver.

Seven Seven MonthsMonths

Babies Babies prefer parentsprefer parents to other to other family members or strangers.family members or strangers.

Social Development in Social Development in InfancyInfancy

Eight Eight MonthsMonths

PreferPrefer to beto be in a room in a room withwith other other peoplepeople. Look for . Look for company.company.

Nine & TenNine & Ten

MonthsMonthsSocially involvedSocially involved. . Love Love attentionattention. Enjoy being chased. . Enjoy being chased. Like to throw toys over and Like to throw toys over and over again with someone else over again with someone else picking them up each time.picking them up each time.

Eleven & Eleven &

Twelve Twelve MonthsMonths

Babies are most Babies are most friendlyfriendly and and happyhappy at this age. They are at this age. They are sensitive to others emotions.sensitive to others emotions. Like to be the center of Like to be the center of attention. Like to play games attention. Like to play games with family and are with family and are tolerant of tolerant of strangersstrangers..

Love + Care = ?Love + Care = ?

In some babies, impersonal, infrequent In some babies, impersonal, infrequent care results in withdrawn and care results in withdrawn and unresponsive attitudes.unresponsive attitudes.

(may happen in some institutions or (may happen in some institutions or families)families)

As children grow up, they lack the ability As children grow up, they lack the ability to from normal social relationships.to from normal social relationships.

Interaction with adults is critical to social Interaction with adults is critical to social development in babies! All babies need development in babies! All babies need Love! Love!

AttachmentAttachment Attachment is a special and strong Attachment is a special and strong

emotional bond between two people emotional bond between two people (starts at six months) called imprinting.(starts at six months) called imprinting.

Physical contact is an important factor in Physical contact is an important factor in attachment.attachment.

All babies need a lot of love. In some All babies need a lot of love. In some babies, a lack of love can result in babies, a lack of love can result in “failure “failure to thrive”. to thrive”. (the infant may not grow or (the infant may not grow or develop properly)develop properly)

In extreme cases, failure to thrive results In extreme cases, failure to thrive results in in marasmusmarasmus (Greek word means wasting) (Greek word means wasting)

Stranger AnxietyStranger Anxiety

Around 8 months, babies develop Around 8 months, babies develop stranger anxietystranger anxiety, a , a fear fear (usually (usually expressed by crying) of expressed by crying) of unfamiliar unfamiliar peoplepeople..

This is an indicator of baby’s This is an indicator of baby’s development of memorydevelopment of memory. They are able . They are able to remember parents and caregivers to remember parents and caregivers faces who provide comfort and security. faces who provide comfort and security.

When faces seem strange, they may feel When faces seem strange, they may feel fearfulfearful..

How Behavior is LearnedHow Behavior is Learned Babies learn behavior through their Babies learn behavior through their daily routines.daily routines. As they mature they learn certain kinds of As they mature they learn certain kinds of

behavior are behavior are rewardedrewarded with with positive responsespositive responses (such as smiles and hugs). Because (such as smiles and hugs). Because love is love is importantimportant to babies, they begin to repeat behavior to babies, they begin to repeat behavior that that brings approvalbrings approval!!

Babies learn to avoid behavior that promotes Babies learn to avoid behavior that promotes negative responses (negative responses (punishmentpunishment) such as frowns ) such as frowns or scolding.or scolding.

ConsistencyConsistency, repeatedly acting in the same way, , repeatedly acting in the same way, helps a child understand what behavior is helps a child understand what behavior is expected. expected. InconsistencyInconsistency may cause the baby to be may cause the baby to be confused if the same behavior provokes a positive confused if the same behavior provokes a positive response one time and a negative response the response one time and a negative response the next.next.

What is Personality?What is Personality?