{"id":83,"date":"2023-11-13T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/chapter\/what-infant-and-toddlers-are-like\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:00:50","slug":"what-infant-and-toddlers-are-like","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/chapter\/what-infant-and-toddlers-are-like\/","title":{"raw":"4.2: What Infant and Toddlers are Like","rendered":"4.2: What Infant and Toddlers are Like"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39301\">During the infant\/toddler years, all children depend on responsive, secure relationships to develop and learn. Let\u2019s explore what infants and toddlers are like in terms of their progression through developmental milestones, so that we can connect it to what they need from adults. Here are some representations of what children are like as infants and toddlers. You can find other ages and more developmental milestones in Appendix C.[1]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure><img class=\"internal aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/@api\/deki\/files\/28279\/clipboard_eedcbee3c09ab67761be2196c301867ef.png?revision=1\" alt=\"clipboard_eedcbee3c09ab67761be2196c301867ef.png\" width=\"633\" height=\"439\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39301\"><img class=\"internal aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 1em\" src=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/@api\/deki\/files\/28280\/clipboard_e5ed0f27b9a234bcb844d2575ac741a63.png?revision=1\" alt=\"clipboard_e5ed0f27b9a234bcb844d2575ac741a63.png\" width=\"624\" height=\"457\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"630\"]<img class=\"internal\" style=\"font-size: 1em\" src=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/@api\/deki\/files\/28281\/clipboard_e6675b7252d670fd1caa955efa7314348.png?revision=1\" alt=\"clipboard_e6675b7252d670fd1caa955efa7314348.png\" width=\"630\" height=\"418\" \/> Figure 4.7: What infants and toddlers are like at different ages.[2][\/caption]<\/figure>\r\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Pause to Reflect<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nTake this time to review how infants and toddlers are alike with the accordion exercise. What similarities and differences do you know as the infants become toddlers?\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[h5p id=\"11\"]\r\n<h2 class=\"lt-socialsci-39301 editable\">References<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39301\">[1]\u00a0Content by Jennifer Paris is licensed under\u00a0CC BY 4.0<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39301\">[2]\u00a0Graphics by\u00a0Ian Joslin and Anthony Flores (licensed under\u00a0CC BY 4.0) use the following images:\u00a0image\u00a0by\u00a0Raoul and Hannah Snyman\u00a0(licensed under\u00a0CC BY-SA 2.0), image (in the public domain),\u00a0images\u00a0by the\u00a0CDC\u00a0(in the public domain),\u00a0image\u00a0by Spc. Anna K. Perry (in the public domain),\u00a0image\u00a0by the\u00a0CDC\u00a0(in the public domain),\u00a0image\u00a0by Marine Cpl. Jessica L. Martinez (in the public domain)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\">\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"autoattribution-divider\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"autoattribution\">\r\n\r\nThis page titled\u00a04.2: What Infant and Toddlers are Like\u00a0is shared under a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY\u00a0<\/a>license and was authored, remixed, and\/or curated by Erin Jones, EdS, ECSE, MBA.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/footer><\/div>\r\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\"><\/footer>","rendered":"<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39301\">During the infant\/toddler years, all children depend on responsive, secure relationships to develop and learn. Let\u2019s explore what infants and toddlers are like in terms of their progression through developmental milestones, so that we can connect it to what they need from adults. Here are some representations of what children are like as infants and toddlers. You can find other ages and more developmental milestones in Appendix C.[1]<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"internal aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/@api\/deki\/files\/28279\/clipboard_eedcbee3c09ab67761be2196c301867ef.png?revision=1\" alt=\"clipboard_eedcbee3c09ab67761be2196c301867ef.png\" width=\"633\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39301\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"internal aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 1em\" src=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/@api\/deki\/files\/28280\/clipboard_e5ed0f27b9a234bcb844d2575ac741a63.png?revision=1\" alt=\"clipboard_e5ed0f27b9a234bcb844d2575ac741a63.png\" width=\"624\" height=\"457\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"internal\" style=\"font-size: 1em\" src=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/@api\/deki\/files\/28281\/clipboard_e6675b7252d670fd1caa955efa7314348.png?revision=1\" alt=\"clipboard_e6675b7252d670fd1caa955efa7314348.png\" width=\"630\" height=\"418\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 4.7: What infants and toddlers are like at different ages.[2]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Pause to Reflect<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Take this time to review how infants and toddlers are alike with the accordion exercise. 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