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North Dakota K.I.D.S. Infant Development Program
Newborn - 3 months
3 months - 6 months
6 months - 9 months
9 months - 12 months
12 months - 18 months
18 months - 24 months
24 months - 30 months
30 months - 36 months
Newborn - 3 months

Cognitive Development:

  • Looks back and forth between two objects
  • Watches an object moved slowly through the line of sight

Communicative Development:
  • Startled by loud noises
  • Turns head toward speaker
  • Makes noises other than crying
  • Differentiated cry for fatigue, hunger and pain

Social or Emotional:
  •  Looks at adult face
  • Stops crying when talked to, picked up, or comforted
  • Turns at will toward or away from person or situation

Adaptive:
  • Sucking reflex: sucks nipple when placed in mouth
  • Rooting reflex: turns mouth toward hand rubbing cheek
  • Opens mouth and sticks out tongue in anticipation of feeding when seeing breast or bottle
  • Expresses displeasure when clothes are pulled over head
  • Enjoys bath; keeps eyes open and indicates pleasure when placed in warm water
  • Sleeps at 4 - 10-hour intervals

Physical:
  • Walking reflex: when held upright with feet resting on flat surface, lifts feet alternately in walking-like motion
  • Closes fingers when light pressure is applied to open palm
  • Lifts and rotates head
  • Lifts head 45 degrees with support of elbows
  • Kicks reciprocally when on back
  • Extends both legs when on stomach

Nutrition:
  • Breast or bottle feed on demand
  • Hold baby to feed
  • Give only breast milk or formula
  • Burps as needed through feeding
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