Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers
Course Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- List two physical aspects of infant brain and sensory development
- Define the two key areas of infant motor development
List two major milestones of infant physical development in age groupings, birth-4 months, 4-8 months, 8-12 months and 12-18 months
- List at least two milestones of typical toddler physical development, at ages 18-24 months and 24-36 months
- Identify the importance of brain development and motor development experiences in advancing physical development in toddlers
- Describe two other areas that influence physical development in toddlers, including toileting abilities
Includes:
schedule 2 Hours
star_outline 0.20 CEUs
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computer 1 year unlimited access
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face Early childhood training approval
Description
In the first few years of life, young children develop and grow rapidly. If you look around at infants - from birth to 18 months - you will see that their physical capabilities differ markedly, depending on age. One reason for the change in what a child can do over the first 18 months is that their bodies and brains are constantly changing and growing faster than at any other time in their lives. Likewise, it has been often stated that the peak of curiosity occurs in toddlerhood. Just watch the tireless exploration of toddlers (children between 18-36 months), and you will be convinced that toddlers are like little scientists on the move, observing and taking in everything!
This course will take you through that exciting time of physical development, as a baby grows rapidly into a "world explorer" of his or her own environment!
This course will be divided into two parts:
- Part 1 - Physical Development in Infants
- Part 2 - Physical Development in Toddlers