What are The P.I.E.S for Infants?
What are the main physcial development in this stage?
Infants are completely dependant on their carers for the first few years of their life, they are helpless and have little muscle co- ordination. This means that they rely on their carer to feed, bathe them, clean nappies and even just comforting them when they are crying. Babies need to know that they have a carer and that they can trust them. They need food, warmth, love, clothing and they need to be able to rely on their carer.
Infants physical needs are spilt into two categorys; Gross Motor Skills- This involves movement of the whole body & Fine Motor Skills- this means movements from the smaller muscles, this takes more learning as the child has to try to get the correct movement.
Some of the gross motor skills that infants learn is;
Learning to support their heads- this happens as when a baby is born their family or carers will support the babys head as the muscles in the neck have not fully developed and they need to be strenghtned in order for the baby to be able to do this on their own, by Six months the baby should be able to control the muscles in their neck.
Rolling Over- babys need help trying to roll over, they shouldn't be able to roll over when only born because it is very dangerous, this means that the baby should only be trying to roll over in the 5-6 month stage. Parents try to help their children by encouraging them to roll over with toys.
Sitting up- Babies need support within the first few months of development, parents normally use seats to help strengthen the babies muscles in their back, a baby should be able to sit up and support themselves within 6months of birth, this isnt the percise time, some babies can sit up before and some later than others.
Fine motor skills- Babys should be able to grasp things and hold toys, they need toys so that they have stimulation to encourage them to try. Some babies between 3-6 months start by holding rattles and banging or throwing things around, this is them learning to use their fine motor skill.
Between 6-12 months a baby should be starting to hold things using the thumb and their fore finger, this is showing that their fine motor skills are developing.
12-24 months babies should be drawing images and starting to paint pictures using their fingers, this is allowing them to control where the paint is going and where they want to paint. They may also like to do finger activities like popping bubbles.
from 24-36 months the eye co ordination improves and the infants are normally able to catch a ball with both hands and they are also able to stack towers using bricks,Open doors and open and close drawers.
Infants are completely dependant on their carers for the first few years of their life, they are helpless and have little muscle co- ordination. This means that they rely on their carer to feed, bathe them, clean nappies and even just comforting them when they are crying. Babies need to know that they have a carer and that they can trust them. They need food, warmth, love, clothing and they need to be able to rely on their carer.
Infants physical needs are spilt into two categorys; Gross Motor Skills- This involves movement of the whole body & Fine Motor Skills- this means movements from the smaller muscles, this takes more learning as the child has to try to get the correct movement.
Some of the gross motor skills that infants learn is;
Learning to support their heads- this happens as when a baby is born their family or carers will support the babys head as the muscles in the neck have not fully developed and they need to be strenghtned in order for the baby to be able to do this on their own, by Six months the baby should be able to control the muscles in their neck.
Rolling Over- babys need help trying to roll over, they shouldn't be able to roll over when only born because it is very dangerous, this means that the baby should only be trying to roll over in the 5-6 month stage. Parents try to help their children by encouraging them to roll over with toys.
Sitting up- Babies need support within the first few months of development, parents normally use seats to help strengthen the babies muscles in their back, a baby should be able to sit up and support themselves within 6months of birth, this isnt the percise time, some babies can sit up before and some later than others.
Fine motor skills- Babys should be able to grasp things and hold toys, they need toys so that they have stimulation to encourage them to try. Some babies between 3-6 months start by holding rattles and banging or throwing things around, this is them learning to use their fine motor skill.
Between 6-12 months a baby should be starting to hold things using the thumb and their fore finger, this is showing that their fine motor skills are developing.
12-24 months babies should be drawing images and starting to paint pictures using their fingers, this is allowing them to control where the paint is going and where they want to paint. They may also like to do finger activities like popping bubbles.
from 24-36 months the eye co ordination improves and the infants are normally able to catch a ball with both hands and they are also able to stack towers using bricks,Open doors and open and close drawers.
Intellectual Needs
A baby knows from birth to turn their heads in order to find where their food source is.
t around 1-2 months the first thing a baby will learn to do is smile, this is a major thing for a baby, from 2-3 months babies will often stare at people around them who are talking as they are trying to locate where the sound is coming from. At 3 months a baby knows and recognizes who its main carer is and knows who they can trust to look after them. Between 3-6 months babies begin to understand the effects their actions have and they realize that pushing buttons will solve a problem. They also start to put objects into their mouths to explore them and try to find out what they are. baby's will also pick up on fabrics and they will know what fabrics they like and which ones they don't. Babies will often start to copy facial expressions and they will then begin to recognize similar facial expressions and similar noises so that they will know to respond.
From 6-9 months babies start to understand the differences between animated and in animated objects, they are able to tell the difference between pictures and will be able to stare at things that use to be impossible to look at because they might have been in mid air. Babies also understand common words such as bye bye and they might wave.
From 9-12 months most infants will be able to know that even tho an object cannot be seen it is still there. They will begin to imitate gestures that they see other people doing and will respond to sounds and gestures that they can see and hear. At this age babies really like to look at picture books because of the bright colour and some of the images. Infants will also put objects into others to see if they can fit and how they can it is important that an infant has toys that they can learn to play from, as play stimulates the brain and sparks reactions and also helps the baby develop.
From 1 - 3 years a baby will be learning to walk, the baby will still need support but once steady enough the baby will begin to walk independently, this is important as it is a milestone in the development in you and the baby's life. Your baby will also start to form sentences these may not always make sense but it is important for a baby to babble and talk even if it isn't making sense it is showing that they are able to understand sentence structure and understand what the words mean.
t around 1-2 months the first thing a baby will learn to do is smile, this is a major thing for a baby, from 2-3 months babies will often stare at people around them who are talking as they are trying to locate where the sound is coming from. At 3 months a baby knows and recognizes who its main carer is and knows who they can trust to look after them. Between 3-6 months babies begin to understand the effects their actions have and they realize that pushing buttons will solve a problem. They also start to put objects into their mouths to explore them and try to find out what they are. baby's will also pick up on fabrics and they will know what fabrics they like and which ones they don't. Babies will often start to copy facial expressions and they will then begin to recognize similar facial expressions and similar noises so that they will know to respond.
From 6-9 months babies start to understand the differences between animated and in animated objects, they are able to tell the difference between pictures and will be able to stare at things that use to be impossible to look at because they might have been in mid air. Babies also understand common words such as bye bye and they might wave.
From 9-12 months most infants will be able to know that even tho an object cannot be seen it is still there. They will begin to imitate gestures that they see other people doing and will respond to sounds and gestures that they can see and hear. At this age babies really like to look at picture books because of the bright colour and some of the images. Infants will also put objects into others to see if they can fit and how they can it is important that an infant has toys that they can learn to play from, as play stimulates the brain and sparks reactions and also helps the baby develop.
From 1 - 3 years a baby will be learning to walk, the baby will still need support but once steady enough the baby will begin to walk independently, this is important as it is a milestone in the development in you and the baby's life. Your baby will also start to form sentences these may not always make sense but it is important for a baby to babble and talk even if it isn't making sense it is showing that they are able to understand sentence structure and understand what the words mean.
Emotional Needs
Your babies emotional needs in the first year are constant, they need to feel they have a safe and secure attachment to their carers, they also need to have a sense of belonging and love. Babies develop trust and an attachment between the carer and have the unique bond that has been formed, it is important for a baby to bond with its main carer as they are the ones that the baby will learn to love and trust, its very important for a baby to know that when they cry that they will be seen to and they wont be ignored, if they are being ignored the baby is being neglected. It is also very important for a baby to feel safe in their environment if they don't this could result in the baby being very withdrawn from activities when they start nursery and this is very bad as the baby wont feel safe in any environment that they are living in. By the age of 2 your baby will learn that they feel good and bad about doing certain things and they may act differently if they feel guilty about doing something, this is your baby learning to cope with emotion.
Social Needs
In the first few years of life infants are exposed to family members, these are the people that the baby will learn from, anything that they see a family member doing they will copy and this good, a baby will start out with solitary play which is playing by themselves they will then learn parallel play this is playing alongside others but not actually playing with them. When a infant is ready to start nursery this is when they learn to play beside other but they haven't quiet learnt to play with others as they are too young for this to happen. Parents need to talk to infants and they need to be interacting with other infants in order for them to develop social skills and social understanding, if a infant isn't getting social understanding then they aren't going to be able to talk to anyone when the are ready to start school and this may lead to problems for the infant because they may feel like they are weird for not wanting to talk to others. That is why it is important for an infant to attend mother and baby groups so that the infant doesn't have any social problems when they are older.