life stages

infancy (0-2 years)

physical

- start to crawl
- chew food
- walk holding furniture
- learn more through senses
- become stronger for their age

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infancy (0-2 years)

physical

- develop better head walking
- can reach for things
- use pincher grip
- teething begins

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infancy (0-2 years)

intellectual

- can name objects
- speak short sentences
- ask questions
- understand what other people say

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infancy (0-2 years)

intellectual

- follow simple commands
- be able to recognise colours & simple shapes
- be able to count

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infancy (0-2 years)

emotional

- have tantrums
- cry when in distress
- scream when frustrated
- smile at faces & eye to eye contact with parents

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infancy (0-2 years)

social

- show fear of separation
- play with themselves if someone close to them is far away
- show interest in others of the same age

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childhood (3-8 years)

physical

- grow in height and weight
- form complete set of permanent teeth
- bladder & bowel control is fully developed

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childhood (3-8 years)

physical

- co-ordination and mobility improve
- strength and stamina increase
- start to be able to draw recognisable pictures

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childhood (3-8 years)

intellectual

- learn through play
- get curious
- vocabulary increases
- learn to read and write

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childhood (3-8 years)

intellectual

- problem solving skills increase
- learn rules
- understand different points of view

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childhood (3-8 years)

emotional

- get better at controlling emotions
- can manage short separations from parents
- show more independence

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childhood (3-8 years)

emotional

- develop empathy
- can describe themselves

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childhood (3-8 years)

social

- can share
- take turns and co-operate
- enjoy being held or cuddled

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childhood (3-8 years)

social

- friendships develop
- have preferred friends, but can change throughout the life stages

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adolescence (9-18 years)

physical

- have growth spurt
- start puberty
- growth of muscles & broadened shoulders in boys

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adolescence (9-18 years)

physical

- girls develop breasts & hips widen, menstruation starts
- increased production of sex hormones
- both can reproduce

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adolescence (9-18 years)

intellectual

- can solve hypothetical problems
- can concentrate more
- strategies develop
- sometimes lose interest in topics

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adolescence (9-18 years)

emotional

- body image becomes a bigger deal
- self consciousness develops
- over react to situations

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adolescence (9-18 years)

emotional

- rely more on friends than parents
- become strongly influenced by peers
- strong feelings for sexual partners

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adolescence (9-18 years)

social

- experience social awkwardness
- friendships with peers become deeper and long lasting
- join clubs based on interests
- relationships are often brief but intense

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early adulthood (19-45 years)

physical

- can gain weight
- start to lose hair
- increases in strength

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early adulthood (19-45 years)

intellectual

- continue to study
- learn new things at university for later in life

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early adulthood (19-45 years)

emotional

- self concept continues to develop
- less self conscious and less concern for body image

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early adulthood (19-45 years)

social

- formation of long term partnerships
- have children and develop skills to develop skills to deal with them
- have strong urges to protect the child/ren
develop relationships with other people at work

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middle adulthood (45-65 years)

physical

- mens hair turns grey & recedes further
- women go through menopause and are no longer fertile
- bones feel stiffer

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middle adulthood (45-65 years)

intellectual

- skills tend to not increase any further at this stage
- develop practical life skills
- make more sensible judgments
- gain wisdom

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middle adulthood (45-65 years)

emotional

- more emotionally stable
- settle down from work from the end of the lifestage

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middle adulthood (45-65 years)

social

- gain more social skills as they climb the career ladder
- retire from work at the end of the Lifestage
- a person's social behaviour decides on their social life

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later adulthood (65+ years)

physical

- get shorter
- bones become more brittle
- more broken bones than in earlier life stages
- blood pressure increases
the risks of heart disease and strokes

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later adulthood (65+ years)

physical

- immune system weakens
- skin becomes thinner & less elastic
-wrinkles develop and age spots occur
- hair becomes thinner and turns white

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later adulthood (65+ years)

physical

- eyesight changes
- senses are reduced
- bladder becomes weaker

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later adulthood (65+ years)

intellectual

- loss of thinking
- slow in thought
- action slips occur: pouring tea into a mug
- short term/ long term loss of thinking
- alzheimer's can develop at this point

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later adulthood (65+ years)

emotional

- reduced self concept and self esteem
- death of a partner is likely and so bereavement can happen
- may become isolated and lonely

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later adulthood (65+ years)

social

- social circle gets smaller
- social isolation happens
- social contacts are thrilling
- friendships are harder to make
- clubs can help reduce social isolation

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