The six major domains of emotional development happening during the first two years of life include smiling/laughing, anger, sadness, fear, stranger wariness and separation anxiety. Happiness is expressed by the social smile, evoked by a human face around 6 weeks - preterm babies are usually later to smile. Social joy and even laughter is expressd by infants worldwide. laughter is expressed in infants between 2 and 4 months. laughter builds as curiosity does; a typical 6- month old laughs loudly upon discovering new things, particularly social experiences that have a balance between familiarity and surprise.
Anger emerges around 4 months and becomes evident at 6 months and is usually triggered by frustration. Anger in infancy is a healthy
Anger emerges around 4 months and becomes evident at 6 months and is usually triggered by frustration. Anger in infancy is a healthy