Infant Development

What is another term for physical development?

• Cognitive development

• Emotional development

• Motor development

• Social development

What does emotional development refer to?

• The ability to understand, identify, and regulate emotions and feelings

• The way in which children learn to interact with others

• The growth and development of thinking, reasoning, and learning

• The physical growth of a child

What is a key aspect of physical development in infants?

• Learning to speak

• Tripling their birth weight by their first birthday

• Developing social skills

• Learning to read

What does physical development in children include?

• Only gross motor development

• Only fine motor development

• Both gross and fine motor development

• Neither gross nor fine motor development

What is included in gross motor development in infants?

• Focusing vision

• Holding the head up

• Grasping

• Eye-hand coordination

Which of the following is a part of fine motor development in infants?

• Rolling over

• Sitting

• Grasping

• Walking

What does physical development in infants include?

• Learning to talk

• Gaining control of body movements

• Developing social skills

• Understanding language

What is an example of fine motor development in infants?

• Sitting

• Rolling over

• Focusing vision

• Standing

What is an example of a gross motor skill in infants?

• Focusing vision

• Grasping

• Standing

• Reaching

What does emotional development help infants to do?

• Develop physical skills

• Understand, identify, and regulate emotions and feelings

• Learn language

• Improve memory