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Infanthood is a time when children are developing so many new skills. It is important to encourage them in social/emotional development. Some milestones they will be hitting are:
smiling at recognizable faces
show emotions that they are feeling
feel jealous when threatened over losing an important relationship
experience separation anxiety (Honig & Wittmer, 2017)
Although infants are not in school yet, many infants may be in a daycare setting. For educators working in the daycare setting, they can encourage social/emotional development for infants by:
modeling gentleness towards infants, even during high-stress times
hold more than one baby if one gets upset that they are not getting held while you are holding another baby (Honig & Wittmer, 2017).
Honig, A. S., & Wittmer, D. S. (2017). Infants and Toddlers: What Have We Learned from Research on Social-emotional Development? Exchange (19460406), 233, 51–56.
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