How does the intellectual development of a child progress as he grows?
What the baby understands in the first 3 months Focusing on objects and distinguishing voices. The newborn baby • The baby can focus on your face and recognize it. • She can also distinguish your voice from all others. Four weeks • If you talk to her, she will mimic your movements. • She will also start recognising you as a source of comfort and stop crying when you pick her up. Six weeks • She will smile back at you. Her eyes will be able to follow a moving toy. Eight weeks • She will focus on a brightly coloured object held above her head. • Then follow it with her gaze as you move it from side to side. Three months • She will immediately see a toy held above her. • She will smile when you speak and squeal and gurgle with pleasure. • She will show obvious signs of curiosity and interest. Four months • She will react in an excited manner at feeding time. • She will laugh and chuckle when played with. • She will turn her head towards any sound. Five months • She can express fear, anger
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