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SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS
The Development of Emotions
Early Infancy (birth-6 months)
• Between 6 and 10 weeks, a social smile emerges
• At the time around 3 or 4 months, laughter
begins
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Later Infancy (7-12 months)
• Infants begin expressing fear, disgust, anger and
sadness
*Separation Anxiety- happens when the mother
or the caregiver leaves the child in an unfamiliar
place.
• Socialization begins www.gettyimages.com