Infant is defined as a child from birth through which age?

Infant is defined as a child from birth through which age?

• A. 12 months
• B. 17 months
• C. 24 months
• D. 36 months

Answer: (B)

Infant refers to a child from birth through 17 months. This framing is used in many child welfare and licensing contexts to separate infancy from the toddler period, which typically begins around 18 months. So the entire newborn to late infancy window is included under this category. The other ages correspond to later developmental stages: 12 months ends the first year, 24 months marks two years, and 36 months marks three years, placing the child into toddler or early childhood categories rather than infancy.

Infant refers to a child from birth through 17 months. This framing is used in many child welfare and licensing contexts to separate infancy from the toddler period, which typically begins around 18 months. So the entire newborn to late infancy window is included under this category. The other ages correspond to later developmental stages: 12 months ends the first year, 24 months marks two years, and 36 months marks three years, placing the child into toddler or early childhood categories rather than infancy.