Infancy (0-2), early childhood (2-8), adolescene (9-18), early adulthood (18-45), middle adulthood (46-65), later adulthood (65 +)
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Gross motor skills
Using large muscles to produce co-ordinated movements
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Fine motor skills
Using smaller muscles to produce co-ordinated movements
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Cephalocaudal development
Means that growth affects parts of the body differently
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Reflexes
Involuntary movement in response to stimulus
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6 Reflexes
Placing (foot on table), suckling (****** or teat), grasping (object in baby's palm), rooting (brush cheek), moro (startle - insecure handling), walking (held standing)
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Fertilisation
Fertilised egg divides forming cells which are embedded in lining of uterus (attached by placenta) - chemical signal prevents further periods - fertilised egg = embryo - pregnancy lasts for 9 months (40 weeks)
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