The neonatal phase and baby years are the first two years in a child’s life. It is a period of rapid change physically and psychologically. The child moves from being completely dependent to becoming more independent. During this stage a child forms bonds with significant people in their lives – the nature of these relationships have a lasting effect on future social relationships. During this phase the uniqueness of the individual becomes apparent. Through socialization the child learns that certain actions are acceptable while others are not allowed.
Your Baby’s Thinking Skills
Each stage of development requires that certain tasks are mastered. Piaget, a psychologist and father, observed his own children and identified the following milestones to be achieved in the baby years:
* Through the first two years in a baby’s life it is important to integrate perception and action. Babies learn how to use visual, auditive and tactile inputs to direct their grabbing and walking.
* During this period the baby starts to form the concept of object permanence. This refers to the fact that the child will keep on looking for a toy even if they cannot see it anymore.
* Children learn to imitate and copy others. This means that a child develops symbolic thought.
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