Social Development and Personality- Year One

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Social Development and Personality- Year One
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Why Do Babies Develop Socially?

• Because babies are physically helpless, they need
  to respond to others to get their physical and
  emotional needs met.

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Signs of Social Development in Infancy
First days of Life Responds to Human Voices (Calm Voices sooths and quiets a baby- harsh or loud voice will upset a baby)
One Month Stop crying when lifted or touched. Face brightens when they see a familiar person or parent
Two Months Babies begin to smile at people
Three Months Baby turns head in response to a voice. Wants companionship as well as physical care.
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Social Development in Infancy
Four Months Babies laugh out loud. Look to other people for entertainment.
Five Months Interest in Family members. May cry when left alone. Babble to their toys and stuffed animals.
Six Months Love company and seek attention. Delight in playing games (peek-a-boo). Understands they are a separate person and works to develop an attachment to parents or caregiver.
Seven Months Babies prefer parents to other family members or strangers.
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Social Development in Infancy
Eight Months Prefer to be in a room with other people. Look for company.
Nine Ten Months Socially involved. Love attention. Enjoy being chased. Like to throw toys over and over again with someone else picking them up each time.
Eleven Twelve Months Babies are most friendly and happy at this age. They are sensitive to others emotions. Like to be the center of attention. Like to play games with family and are tolerant of strangers.
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Love Care ?

• In some babies, impersonal, infrequent care
  results in withdrawn and unresponsive attitudes.
• (may happen in some institutions or families)
• As children grow up, they lack the ability to
  from normal social relationships.
• Interaction with adults is critical to social
  development in babies! All babies need Love!

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Attachment

• Attachment is a special and strong emotional bond
  between two people (starts at six months) called
  imprinting.
• Physical contact is an important factor in
  attachment.
• All babies need a lot of love. In some babies, a
  lack of love can result in failure to thrive.
  (the infant may not grow or develop properly)
• In extreme cases, failure to thrive results in
  marasmus (Greek word means wasting)

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Stranger Anxiety

• Around 8 months, babies develop stranger anxiety,
  a fear (usually expressed by crying) of
  unfamiliar people.
• This is an indicator of babys development of
  memory. They are able to remember parents and
  caregivers faces who provide comfort and
  security.
• When faces seem strange, they may feel fearful.

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How Behavior is Learned

• Babies learn behavior through their daily
  routines.
• As they mature they learn certain kinds of
  behavior are rewarded with positive responses
  (such as smiles and hugs). Because love is
  important to babies, they begin to repeat
  behavior that brings approval!
• Babies learn to avoid behavior that promotes
  negative responses (punishment) such as frowns or
  scolding.
• Consistency, repeatedly acting in the same way,
  helps a child understand what behavior is
  expected. Inconsistency may cause the baby to be
  confused if the same behavior provokes a positive
  response one time and a negative response the
  next.

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What is Personality?
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