Figure 5.1 Early childhood is a time of extensive physical and cognitive growth. The awkwardness of toddlerhood gives way to smooth physical movement. An explosion of words arrives that expands thinking as well as socioemotional growth. (credit: modification of work “A Spring…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Gerald is a retired grandfather and the legal guardian of eighteen-month-old twins Kara and Tamara. When he takes them to their toddler playgroup, he is the only…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Patrice is exhausted. Whenever she attempts to leave her fifteen-month-old son Marco in his playpen so she can do some housework, he erupts in wails. It breaks…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Kylie has been close to her nephew Jack since he was a newborn. In his infancy, Jack seemed to express only a few emotions, by either crying…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Tyler remembers when his older daughter Janelle was born. She was fussy and cried all night, slept at random times throughout the day, and preferred to be…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Elyse is sixteen months old and starting to show a fair amount of independence. She toddles around the house with curiosity, exploring the objects, pets, and people…
Figure 4.1 Infants show the beginnings of their individuality and personality through emotional and social behaviors, such as bonding activities like making eye contact during nursing and smiling while interacting with a parent. (credit left: modification of work “Young baby in a…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Six-month-old Ibrahim has just woken from his nap, and his father Ahmed hears him babbling “da da da da” over the intercom. At first Ahmed is excited…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Dante is the fourth child in his family and is now fifteen months old. As his grandfather begins to prepare dinner, he settles Dante on the floor…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: At first Amy is surprised that their two-week-old daughter Karina turns her head when she hears Amy’s voice. But as Amy thinks about this behavior, they realize…