Infancy

Infancy: the period from birth to the baby's first birthday

Neonates: the time period from birth to one month of age

Apgar Scale: administered at one minute and then again 5 minutes after the baby is born

Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale: a test that measures a baby's reflexes and responses to senses such as light, sound & touch

Rooting Reflex: when they move towards a bottle of mother's breast when their side of their mouth is stroked

Bonding: the emotional connection that a parent or caregiver develops with the baby

Postpartum Period: a period of at least 6 weeks after birth in which the mother needs time for
physical & psychological adjustments

Postpartum Depression: an intense sadness and oftentimes emotional withdrawal from others

Proximodistal Development: infants learn to control the muscles at the core of their body before the
muscles from further out from their abdominal center

Cephalocaudal Development: the way babies develop from the top of their head down to their extremities

Shaken Baby Syndrome: the tragic injuries that result fro babies being shaken

Crawling: a type of dragging movement accomplished by the baby pulling forward by the arms & shoulders while lying on the stomach

Creeping: movement that occurs by using the hands & knees to pull the body while the stomach is raised off the ground

Palmar Grasp: to scrape up an object with their fingers into the palm of their hands

Pincer Grasp: when they use their forefinger & thumb to grasp things

Food Intolerance: reactions to foods that are unpleasant, such a digestive or behavioral problems

Sensorimotor Stage: infants move from reflexes to interacting with the world around them using their growing motor skills

Object Permanence: the understanding that people, places, or objects still exist even when they are out of sight or can no longer be heard or touched

Receptive Languages: when babies can understand language before they can form words

Trust Versus Mistrust: the stage for socio-emotional development during infancy

Attachment: the emotional connection between the child and the caregiver, occurs later in the infancy