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Baby Stages
- Birth to 1 month: The main activity babies engage in are simple exercises of reflexes.
- 1 to 4 months: Babies begin to coordinate activities such as sucking and grasping. They will begin to play by simply repeating the activity that is oriented towards their body. (Primary Circular Reactions)
- 4 - 8 months: Babies will begin to repeat activities that are not specifically oriented towards their own body. They are realizing their effect on the external world. They will enjoy crumpling a piece of paper or banging on a table. (Secondary Circular Reaction)
- 8 - 12 months: Babies will begin to become goal oriented. If something is in their way (ex. a pillow) they will push it aside to be able to reach a toy. Due to this new phase of goal directed play, the child will often enjoy the act of moving an object more than the actual toy he is trying to obtain. (Goal-directed activities)
- 12 - 18 months: Babies will now begin to want their play to become more interesting. They will change the sequences of their play rather than repeating an activity. (Tertiary Circular Reaction)
- Over 18 months: Babies will begin to let things stand for something else. They start pretending. (Symbolic Play)
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