What is Ages-0-1-Newborns-Infants
This community is focused on the joys, challenges and frustrations faced by parents of infants (0 - 12 months). The major areas of child development during this...
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Overview
This community is focused on the joys, challenges and frustrations faced by parents of infants (0 - 12 months). The major areas of child development during this time period include:
Physical development - Concerning the physical growth and the development of both gross (eg. walking) and fine motor (eg. arm movement) control of the body.
Perception and sensory development - How a child functions using the senses and the ability to process the information gained.
Communication and language development - Using visual and sound stimuli, especially in the acquisition of language, also in the exchange of thoughts and feelings.
Cognitive development - Concerning how the individual thinks and react.
Emotional Development - Concerning children's increasing awareness and control of their feelings.
Social Development - Concerning the child's identity, their relationship with others, and understanding their place within a social environment.
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Pekin unveils baby haven signs at local emergency locations (The Pekin Daily Times)
Times staff writer PEKIN - It happens: A parent feels overwhelmed with the birth of a new infant. Full Story
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St. Louis Commerce Magazine - April 2008 (St Louis Commerce Magazine)
Gary Johnson Jr. president, Progressive Leadership Solutions LLC What parent, gazing at their infant, has not wished for guidance or even training as to how to best fulfill their new,... Full Story
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Red Cross offers child, infant CPR classes (The Dalton Daily Citizen)
In addition to a variety of courses offered, the Dalton/Whitfield chapter of The American Red Cross offers a special class in infant and child CPR. Designed for professional day care... Full Story
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Aurora stresses importance of havens for abandoned babies (Daily Herald)
Nearly half of the 90 babies reported abandoned in Illinois since the adoption of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act in 2001 were legally relinquished to safe-haven agencies. Full Story
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SIDS deaths highlight need for education, infant safety (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Newborns and babies less than 6 months old are most vulnerable to sudden infant death, with the greatest number of fatalities between the ages of 2 and 4 months. Babies... Full Story
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