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Stages of Child Development : –Prenatal; and –Birth to Three Years

TERMINAL EXERCISE
Notes
1. Aarti and her mother are playing with a toy. Her mother hides the toy
behind her back. Aarti then begins to look for the toy behind her mother.
What is Aarti’s approximate age? Give reasons for your answer.

2. Trace the physical development marking milestones attained by infants.
3. What criteria will you use to tell whether a newborn is healthy and is
developing normally?

4. Describe how a child is likely to respond to or interact with a rattle at
each of the following ages:

• 2 weeks
• 3months

• 6months

• 10months

• 15months
• 21months

5. What are the major environmental factors that can harm a developing
embryo and foetus?

6. In your neighbourhood, you observe a 10 months old child who keeps lying
on the cot all the time. The child does not make any effort to stand. What
advice will you give to the parents of the child?

7. Comment on the language milestones attained by infants.

8. What cognitive milestones are achieved during infancy?

ANSWERS TO INTEXT QUESTIONS

8.1

(a) iii

(b) ii

(c) i

(d) iv

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