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Birth
A new born baby's brain is fresh and without any touch of their parents yet their amygdala aren't fully developed yet. And their brain's only task is to see faces and places. -
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Baby growth
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1 month
When a baby reaches the 1 month mark...
- Their brain has grown to process the world,
- They grow reflexes,
- They learn how to focus their eyes. -
2month
When babies hit the 2 month mark they...
-acknowledge they can move on their own. (ex. clasping their hands together, grabbing things, etc.) -They start recognizing familiar voices. Also, learning how to smile at others. -
3months
When a baby meets their 3 month mark they...
- begin to grow their muscles on their head, neck and chest.
-Their neurological developments allow improved coordination.
-They also learn to acknowledge facial expressions. -
4 months
When a baby hits their 4 month mark...
- They are learning to communicate and use emotions.
-They learn to use their hands the right way.
-They like observing, some parents play peekaboo with them, or show them what they look like in through mirrors.
-They will sleep for long periods of the day. -
5months
When a baby meets their 5 month mark ...
- Their curiosity increases, they want to know more about people and their surroundings.
-The babies will babble and laugh a lot.
- They learn to sit up with support and engage with toys. -
6-7months
By the time newborns reach the 6-7 month mark their brains have developed communication, vision, connections, recognition and curiosity. -
8-9months
While reaching the 8-9 month mark babies might...
-begin to grow attachments to things or people due to their growing memory.
-Babies begin to be very cognitive, using their thoughts to process that things like object permanence.
-They also start to understand certain words, (a parent pointing and saying something and the baby babbling it back to them).
-They might recognize their own name by now. -
10-12 months
When a baby is around 10-12 months...
-They start to think more cognitively like putting 2 ideas together and making plans.
-Increased motor skills (crawling and maybe walking).
-Babies will come a little more independent by feeding themselves finger foods.
-They might imitate their parents by pushing buttons on the remote control or "talking" on the phone. -
13-14months
By the 1 year and 1-3month mark...
- Babies learn to do things on their own like brush their hair. Even drink from cups.
-They start to gain a sense of self-awareness. And acknowledge their own thoughts. -
15-17 months
When a baby is 15-17months...
-They go through a process called "pruning" where the unused neural connections are eliminated to strengthen the most important pathways.
-They develope more skills like reasoning, memory and language.
-Still, they are very dependent on their mothers. -
18-19 months
When a baby hits their 18-19 month mark...
-They love to observe, (reading, turning pages, stories)
-They might understand an estimated 50 different word.
- They also get fussy when trying to communicate their feelings.
-During this time, experiences shape the brain's development, and connections that are used more often become stronger and more permanent -
20-21 months
When a baby hits their 20-21 month mark...
-They rapidly increase their social and emotional understanding.
-They imitate things they see around them (words or actions)
-Babies might start to test their abilities to walk or keep their balance.
-They might use their imaginations and pretend to feed their dolls. -
22-24 months
When babies hit their 22-24 mark...
-They think in more complex ways such as symbolic thinking.
-They use problem-solving skills and pretend play.
All supported by the by rapid brain development in areas related to language processing, frontal cortex function, and the hippocampus, allowing them to think more abstractly and plan actions in their minds.