Basically an infant needs more specific needs than any life stage because they are completely dependent on their carer, they need a lot of support at this age they start to gain muscle control from head to toe, physically a child needs food to grow they need the right type of nutrient and they can usually get this from the milk they drink as it would be full of nutrients, obviously they cant eat solid food as they have no teeth to chew and not a strong digestive system yet. They also need a warm home, they also need routine and lots of sleep, a child needs to be hygienically looked after as they can not do this for themselves they need nappies changed for them. An infant is usually very immobile they can’t walk or crawl they can simple lift there arms and legs. At a young age they start to develop skill and strength from 2months they can start to raise their heads, from 4months they can start to grasp things such as toys and people fingers at this young age they are using fine motor skills without even knowing at 6months they can begin to sit up suggesting that there back is strong enough to hold them up, at 8months they should start to crawl this would be a gross motor skill but in order to do this they would need to be learnt how to crawl, by 12 months the child should be attempting to walk or at least walking. Although sometimes this can differ from child to child because their could be some problems at birth they could have a disability or learning impairment
emotional NEEDS
By developing a social relationship with the care giver the child is then learning to get on and interact with other people. As a child starts to walk and talk they will start to interact with other kids they may not actually play with them but would play alongside them this is known as parallel play. Children at the age of 3 start to feel hurt as they start friendships for example if there friend doesn’t play with them in the playground, they tend to feel hurt. They start to become socially interacted with family members and may prefer one family member to another. Parents should start leaving the child on their own to get used to other surroundings.
intellectual needs
Attachment is very important that a 2 way process is developed at this stage in a babies life the first few days of being born are vital because they need to feel safe a secure with their carer. As the baby gets more comfortable .They begin to develop trust as their parents meet their needs such as changing their diapers when needed, feeding them when they are hungry, and holding them when they cry. 1year olds express emotions through different ways such as tears by crying they can express there anger, pain and hunger this is also there facial depressions. By laughter they can express there sense of humour and when pleased. By 2years they start to expired the temper tantrums or knowing as the "terrible twos" the terrible twos is simple when the child wants to make their own decisions and they cant think logically about this also they are frustrated because they cant make these decisions its also when they want all the time but they merely cant have and cant understand his concept of wanting something and not having it,
word they need praise in order to do it again, they need educational TV and toys, they express their hunger, pain or angriness out in crying. Infants wave bye-bye. They respond to simple directions. They look for things not in sight. Infants make sounds like "dada" and "mama." they tend to make sounds that give a response such as shaking a rattle.
social needs
By developing a social relationship with the care giver the child is then learning to get on and interact with other people. As a child starts to walk and talk they will start to interact with other kids they may not actually play with them but would play alongside them this is known as parallel play. Children at the age of 3 start to feel hurt as they start friendships for example if there friend doesn’t play with them in the playground, they tend to feel hurt. They start to become socially interacted with family members and may prefer one family member to another. Parents should start leaving the child on their own to get used to other surroundings.