Summary of Human Development

A Summary of the Stages in Human Development

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0 - 2 months

¨ Child behaves in an instinctive, reflexive way - cries for or if in pain
¨ Begins to , may show interest in the world around
¨ Probably no clear-cut attachment to a single

2 - 8 months

¨ Child now coos and
¨ May show preference for one adult over another
¨ Vision
¨ Can sit up and reach for things

8 - 18 months

¨ Child learns to crawl and
¨ Can use a series of actions to get what he/she wants
¨ Speaks words and half
¨ Will show attachment to care givers and an interest in other children

18 months - 2 years

¨ More language
¨ Runs, picks things up without falling over
¨ time (of moving from one life stage to another).