Milestones

Babies will bring their hands together intentionally and soon after will try to bat at objects or grasp things

Between birth and 3 months a child can only communicate through sound. This means they will cry when basic needs require attention, for example if their hungry, tired or distressed. A child of this age will make a variety of different ‘happy’ sounds like cooing, and will respond to music and different sounds. They also watch their careers face closely, especially the mouth and try to mimic its movements.

Nursing to sleep when possible, rocking, breastfeeding on demand, respondin to baby's cry, you name it.

Simple soothing strategies include re-creating the womb (swaddle, white noise, jiggle baby gently, pacifier/finger to suck on), using your hands to stimulate the baby, talking, singing, driving, bathing, and distraction. Additionally, it is important for new parents to stay calm and not get too frustrated. A baby will pick up on the frustration and will likely cry for a longer amount of time. The article suggests letting the baby cry it out on their own for five minutes before intervening, which gives the parent time to regroup. Also, there are certain ways to hold your baby that have been shown to be the best. This includes the cradle-carry, the sit-and-rock cradle, the football hold, the over-the-shoulder hold, and the heart-to-heart. Each of these methods will help make the baby feel more safe and comforted. The article offered advice about the meaning of the baby’s various cries. There is a scientific difference between a newborn’s cries with the cries of a hungry or in pain baby. Lastly, the Parenting article discussed some of the strategies that parents should avoid when trying to stop a baby’s cries. Although providing a pacifier right away may quiet the baby, the reason the baby was crying will remain unknown. Do not automatically feed or nurse a baby, as this will teach them that eating is for comfort, which leads to overeating. Take your time trying two

Caring for a baby takes a lot of time and energy I will keep in mind when planning that babies require a lot of hands on care by the means of feeding, changing and cuddling the majority being immediate attention. I understand that naptimes and feeding may take longer than anticipated and there for will take priority over other activities and outings. Activities involving smaller toys and smaller resources will be avoided as babies tend to put everything in their mouths. I will aim to keep these activities for when babies are sleeping or when they are involved in free play time. Infants will be encouraged to exercise by means of stretching and moving as it is important for their muscles to be used this will be carried out in a safe environment. Having a baby in the setting will provide focus for other children in the setting to be mothering and understand the importance of being gentle and caring for younger children.

For a giant, stomp your feet. For a chick or bird, clap your pointer finger and thumb together to imitate a beak. Hop for a frog.

Often times we look at movement to represent a sign of life and intelligence. Movement and independence of speech however are not the only signs that someone is responding or learning. Subconsciously we know this as we naturally and drastically change our tone of voice and movements become more dramatic when we are working with a child. This is a way for us to both teach and communicate with our deepest instincts. Instincts in many cases that we have learned from listening in the womb and reacting based on our mother reactions at the time. Thus infants may be frightened by loud noises if their mother was or they may not be bothered at all by it. Through this infants learn tone and voice as it relates to emotions. A higher tone or laugher being related to joy and likewise a deeper and or loud tone as it relates to anger.

The next period that assists with growth is known as the infancy phases. When a baby enters the infancy periods, there are various things that parents can do and one of the simplest things a mother can do is breastfeed. Breastfeeding not only helps with brain development, but also creates a mother and child relationships; Predominant breastfeeding in the first 28 days of life was associated with... better IQ, academic achievement, working memory, and motor function” (Belfort 2016). Another way that parents can promote children development is by participating in hands games because it helps with learning sequences. A parent should talk to their kids daily, read them stories, sing to them or have them listen to music, those factors can help stimulate

High school is a time for learning, growing, and reaching important milestones. One of these milestones that most people look forward to is falling in love. I was one of those people that looked forward to it since I could remember. I grew up watching teen romance movies that gave me the wrong expectations of boys. I fell in love and got my heart destroyed. After dating for a few years, we broke up. Nothing prepares you for the emotional roller coaster that comes with a broken heart. I was completely devastated and felt my life was over at 16 years old. After realizing I was dramatizing the situation, in an attempt to move forward in life, I decided to get a dog for companionship. I scanned through the Sunday paper for someone giving away dogs

By the time the child is one year old he should be saying one to three words, understand simple requests, differentiate parents, use a cup, and begin to walk (James et al., 2013, p. 103).

5. Swing - Not every baby likes these, but the vast majority do. Investing in a swing proves helpful at night and during the day. There are many options out there, but I recommend one that swings forward and side to side. My little guy did not like the regular swing, but loved the side to side motion. When he was sick the swing kept him in an upright position to ease

One of the items that is helpful in the room of infants will be colorful hard and soft activity play

She loves make-belief role playing. For instance, she will play mother-father or doctor-patient with her friends. This might be the right time to get her a dollhouse, playhouse or a doctor’s kit. She will like using the play stethoscope on you, giving you a vaccination.

She is content to play with her toys for longer periods of time and can entertain herself.

Early childhood aged 5 and below - Babies should be encouraged by their parents to be active throughout the day, such as babies should move their body, head and limbs by stretching, pushing and pulling. The baby should do these activities before they begin to crawl.