Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
Infant Toddler Learning & Development Foundations
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THE EARLY MONTHS<br />
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the eight-month-old and older infant.<br />
When adults understand the sucking,<br />
clinging, body position, smiling, crying,<br />
and gazes of the young baby, they<br />
are better able to respond to the baby’s<br />
needs.<br />
By recognizing and giving appropriate<br />
responses to a baby’s early developmental<br />
achievements, adults offer<br />
an incredible gift. Adults communicate<br />
that the path the baby is progressively<br />
moving along is understood and supported.<br />
This communication lays the<br />
foundation for the young baby’s emerging<br />
emotional security and attachment<br />
relationships, which are essential for<br />
all learning and development throughout<br />
the early years.