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Make comparisons to one another and assess both babies individually.

Baby Abby, female, age 11 months

Abby's mother is stressed, withdrawn, and struggling with interacting with Abby. Family members feel that she is not sensitive to Abby's needs or responsive when she cries. Abby's mother says Abby is always crying and it's very difficult to get her down to a routine. Therefore, Abby's mother has given up on routines and is not consistent with feedings and comfort. Sometimes when Abby's mother tries to soothe her, she pushes away. Abby doesn't stand yet, but she easily picks up any small object she finds on the floor and puts the object in her mouth to suck almost every time. One time, Abby's mother saw her put a coin in her mouth and immediately screamed loudly in fear. Abby started crying instantaneously, but since then she tends to look at her mother before putting something in her mouth. When Abby first met the family's dog she would gazes at the dog and stop sucking her pacifier. Now, Abby quickly glances at the dog and goes back to the toy she was engaging with. Abby loves to pet the family's long-haired cat as she purrs next to Abby. However, she can't seem to understand why the cat won't play with the dog's chew toy. When she gets frustrated she says "here doggie!".

Baby Bryon, male, age 14 months

Byron's mother is engaging, positive, and patient with Byron. Friends see her with Bryon and think she is very sensitive and responsive to all of Bryon's needs. Bryon loves when his mother comes into the room, but after a quick hello he is often ready to go back and play! Bryon's older brother playfully takes Bryon's favorite toy to incite him to walk over to get the toy since he struggles to walk on his own. Sometimes, when Bryon doesn't notice his older brother taking the toy, the older brother puffs a small amount of air into Bryon's face and he closes both of his eyes in response. Bryon's mother often times has Bryon sleep in her bed while she plays with his hair as he sleeps. However, Bryon often wakes 1-2 times throughout the night.

Bryon's mother tries to play peek-a-boo with Bryon, which used to be his favorite game when he was around 5 months. Now, he doesn't seem as impressed with the game and immediately reaches for her hands to uncover her face. Bryon utters "mommy here". Bryon's mother, opening her hands, replies, "yes, mommy is here".

Discuss the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional assessments in each infant.

Highlight developmental milestones that the clues may suggest and whether the baby is ahead developmentally, average, or behind developmentally.

Is this behavior or assessment like most babies their age or are they unusual?

Keep in mind the baby's age and gender when making certain assessments.

Make predictions about potential life-span outcomes from what you assess in the infant stage.

Talk about risks for development based off the clues you're given.

Discuss any potential aspects of development that might have occurred earlier in the baby's life to cause the assessment you see now.

Discuss what varying theorists would suggest.