This document discusses social-emotional development in infants. It explains that infants' temperament and ability to interact with others is shaped by how much they are held, cuddled and talked to. Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development are also summarized, noting that trust is the first stage and is achieved through consistency and having basic needs met promptly. The document also outlines how bonding and attachment form between parents and infants in the first year. Infants explore their world through play and start developing emotions like love, fear and anger by 2 months old. Separation anxiety and infant rage are also explained.
3. Learning to interact with people and
social groups
• More infants are held, cuddled, talked to- the
happier they are
• Learning to trust
– Erik Erikson
• 8 stages where a person faces a task
• More successful-healthier the personality
• 1st stage trust is achieved by 2 ways
– Consistent environment
– Basic needs met promptly
5. Attachment
• Feeling of love infant has for parents during
1st year
– Strong attachment
• Helps overcome stress later in life
• Helps mental development
• Explore their world through play
6. Ways people show feeling through
emotions
• Thoughts that lead to feelings and cause
changes in the body
• By age 2 months, emotions are developing
7. Love, Fear, anxiety, anger
• Separation anxiety
– Separation from adult to whom they are attached
• Infant rage
– Held against their will
– Toys are taken away
– You try to distract them when they have a need
– React physically because they have no language skills
8. Handling Infant Rage
• Parents should
– Remain calm-modeling
– Hold close for a short time
9. Infant Emotion Project
• Make collage of various infant emotions
• Label each emotion (25)
• Can only use one emotion per picture
• Examples: happy, elated, angry, frustrated,
joyful, inquisitive, etc.
