There are five stages of Early Childhood Development. They are:

• Depending on Others (0 - 6 months)

• Exploring (6 months - 1 years 6 months)

• I Can Do It Myself (1 year 6 months - 3 years)

• I Think I am All Grown Up (3 - 4 years)

• I Know I am all Grown Up (4 - 5 years)

In this series of blog posts, we will go over each developmental stage in detail.

The first stage, Depending on Others, is a very important stage of development, as this stage of child development forms the foundation for all later development. During this stage children should:

• Make eye contact and follow a moving person or object with their eyes;

• Make sounds, smile, and laugh;

• Begin imitating sounds and chatter;

• Reaches, explores, bangs, holds and shakes obejects with their hands;

• Put objects in their mouth;

• Responds to their name and turn their head towards sounds;

• Sit;

• Like to be picked up;

• Is able to calm themsevles by sucking on their hand or pacifier;

• Play alone for short periods of time;

• Prefer to be with people they know well; and

• Nap often (hopefully!).

In our next blog post, we will discuss the Exploring Stage.

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