Question

Not more than ten sentences summarize the growth and development in the infant.

Answer 1

The growth and development in the infant can be divided into 3

a. Biological Growth

b. Motor Development

c. Sensory Development

·Biological growth :-weight becomes double by 4-6 months , triples by 12 months and grow about 1 - 1 and half inches by each month and teeth will also begin to appear by 4-12 months

· Motor Development:- * Gross motor(movement ) - controlling the head, sitting, crawling, maybe even starting to walk

*Fine motor(Hand and finger skills) - holding a spoon, picking up a piece of cereal between thumb and finger

Sensory Development - seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling

Others Developments include :-

* Language and intellectual development - starting to make sounds, learning some words, understanding what   people  say, eyecontact

· *Social and emotional development - the ability to play with family members and other children