Infant development is usually divided into the following areas:
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:
An infant's physical development infant begins at the head, then moves to other parts of the body (for example, sucking comes before sitting, which comes before walking).
Newborn - 2 months
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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