CHARACTERISTICS OF INFANCY, BABYHOOD, EARLY and LATE CHILDHOOD IN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
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The document outlines various stages in the lifespan from the prenatal period to late childhood, detailing characteristics and developmental milestones for each phase. It highlights the distinct traits of infancy, babyhood, early childhood, and late childhood, including cognitive abilities and social behaviors. Additionally, it provides terminology used by parents, educators, and psychologists to describe these stages, reflecting their significance in human development.
CHARACTERISTICS OF INFANCY, BABYHOOD, EARLY and LATE CHILDHOOD IN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
- 1. DHRITI GOVINDRAJ II MSc, 3rd SEM.
- 2. STAGES IN THE LIFESPAN (PRENATAL PERIOD – LATE CHILDHOOD) Prenatal Period • Conception to birth Infancy • Birth to end of the second week Babyhood • End of the second week to end of the second year Early Childhood • Two to six years Late Childhood • Six to ten years
- 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF INFANCY Infancy is the shortest of all developmental periods. Infancy is a time of radical adjustments. Infancy is a plateau in development. Infancy is a preview of later development. Infancy is a hazardous period.
- 4. CHARACTERISTICS OF BABYHOOD Babyhood is a true foundation age. Babyhood is an age of rapid growth and change. Babyhood is an age of decreasing dependency. Babyhood is the age of increased individuality. Babyhood is the beginning of socialization. Babyhood is the beginning of sex-role typing. Babyhood is a appealing age. Babyhood is the beginning of creativity. Babyhood is a hazardous age.
- 5. GENERAL MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS Early Childhood Later Childhood 1. Egocentric (self-centered) 1. Thinks of others (Teamwork) increases capacity for social interchange which shows a maturity mental level but refrains individuality
- 6. GENERAL MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS Early Childhood Later Childhood 2. Aware of limited number of things and situations 3. Attends to a stimulus on stimuli for a short period of time 2. Expands awareness 3. Attends to stimulus for longer period of time
- 7. GENERAL MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS Early Childhood Later Childhood 4. Shows somewhat photographic memory and very simple meaning connotations 5. Remembers few experiences for short period of time 4. Increases ability to see things and gives more meanings to what he perceives 5. Remembers more experiences and details for longer period of time
- 8. GENERAL MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS Early Childhood Later Childhood 6. Imagine simple details 7. Has limited communication symbols 6. Creates and invents more complex things and ideas. Recognizes intricate component of objects 7. Manipulates verbal and written symbols
- 9. GENERAL MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS Early Childhood Later Childhood 8. Reasons directly and straight forward more often not thinking of consequences 9. Deals with simple concepts 8. Reasons and solves objectivity (or giving details) and with reflective thinking. Think of results 9. Deals with abstract concepts
- 10. GENERAL MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS Early Childhood Later Childhood 10. Makes simple judgments in terms of the external characteristics of objects 11. Compares situations in a simple manner 12. Does not hypothesize 13. May or may not evaluate 8. Weighs judgments and includes interval or intangible characteristics 11. Compares in a more detailed manner 12. Hypothesizes. This he does unknowingly 13. Evaluates
- 11. NAMES USED FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD Names used by Parents • Problem age/Troubleso me age. • Less appealing age as compared to babyhood. • Toy age. Names used by Educators • Preschool age. Names used by Psychologists • Pre-gang age. • Exploratory age. • Imitative/creat ive age.
- 12. NAMES USED FOR LATE CHILDHOOD Names used by Parents • Most problematic age. • Sloppy age. • Quarrelsome age. Names used by Educators • Elementary school age. • Critical period in the achievement drive. Names used by Psychologists • Gang age. • Age of conformity. • Creative age. • Play age.