Infancy - PowerPoint Presentation

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Infancy

Development in the first two yearsSlide2

Looking Games

– funny face, shadow figures, mirrors, peekaboo, hide and seek

Listening Games – mimic, what’s that, musical gamesBaby Exercises – Bicycle, tug-of-war with large toy, airplane

Spending Quality Time with BabySlide3

1.) Keep it simple and natural.

2.) Match experiences to the child’s mental capacity.

3.) Remember that practice makes perfect.4.) Make sure the child is actively involved.5.) Provide variety, but avoid overloading the child.

Complete

Brain Development scenarios.

Rules to Build a Brain BySlide4

Emotional Development

is the process of learning to recognize and express one’s feelings and to establish one’s identity as a unique person.

A child with healthy emotional development becomes an adult that can handle stress, has self-confidence, and shows empathy toward others.Emotional and Social DevelopmentSlide5

Social Development

is the process of learning to interact with others and to express oneself to others.

Healthy social development results in an adult who shows tolerance for others, can communicate well, and listen to different viewpoints before acting.Social DevelopmentSlide6

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he bond formed between parent and child - attachment

2.) The atmosphere of the home3.) The temperament of the childJournal: Do you think healthy emotional development is possible without healthy social development? What about the reverse? Why or why not?

3 Influences on Social/Emotional DevelopmentSlide7

Babies have a basic need for physical contact – holding, cuddling, rocking, or even just being near another person.

The contact builds a bond between a child and caregiver, which we call attachment.

Social relationships are important for many animals, not just humans. 1.) AttachmentSlide8
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The type of attachment we develop as a child significantly impacts adult relationships.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSAPfiSw_Ic Read article called The Four Principles of Attachment Parenting and Why They Work

1.) AttachmentSlide10

A baby who is left alone a lot may fail to respond to people and objects and have smaller than average sized brains.

Could result in a condition known as

failure to thrive, where a baby does not grow and develop properly. If these babies are not helped, they will become unattached, even as adults.1.) AttachmentSlide11

After reviewing the four parenting styles in the article

The Four Principles of Attachment and Why They Work

, complete the following journal. Which style of parenting do you think you were predominately raised with? Do you feel you will parent the same way if you have children some day? Why or why not?1.) Attachment - JournalSlide12

Feelings are contagious

Babies understand the tone of adults’ long before they understand the words

Worried/angry caregivers are likely to handle their baby tensely and babies can sense this, becoming irritable and fussy.Every family has ups and downs, but affection and caring must form the base of interactions.

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.) Emotional Climate of the HomeSlide13

A baby’s style of reacting to the world and relating to others.

Temperamental differences in infants

Temperament of disposition- the tendency to react in a certain way (example- cheery or grumpyPartly inheritedAffected by prenatal conditions and birthInfluenced by environment

https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAmyt5gRd3k

Complete temperament questionnaire

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.) Individual TemperamentSlide14

Easy

-regular habits for eating, sleeping, etc…

-respond quickly to new situations -are cheerful2. Slow to warm-up

-take more time to adapt to new situations

Difficult

-irregular in their habits

-after withdrawal or protest (even with screams) when faced with new situations

Children with difficult temperaments often learn to cope with their surroundings as time goes on (self-righting tendencies). Sometimes constant care (extra holding and soothing) will help difficult babies with new situations.

Three types of temperament in infantsSlide15

Journal: After completing the temperament questionnaire, discuss your

results in

one component. Is there anything you wish you could change? What can change temperament, if anything?

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.) Individual TemperamentSlide16

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Birth order- each child experiences the family differently, oldest, youngest, middle, only, multipleBirth of a Sibling- older child is dethroned and now must share the family

Parenting Styles-

all styles work but consistency is the key.

Social contact and culture

- child gains gender identity (feeling of being male or female)

. Child also gains understanding of sex- appropriate behaviour within our culture

Journal: How does society treat infant boys and girls differently? What impact does that have on the child?

Social

development

What influences a child's

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Symbiotic period

From birth to 5 months- babies can not distinguish that their mothers are separate from themselves

Individuation periodFrom about 5 months to about 3 years- infants begin to develop a sense of self (separate from their mothers) They will experiment with separation from their parents/caregivers. (can often experience separation anxiety)

This can be seen in the following behaviours

exploring mother’s face and hair, playing peek a boo (controlled separation),

saying no (asserting their individual personality),

attachment to a security item (blanket, etc…)

Early stages of emotional growthSlide18

Social development

is shaped by how other people affect the baby and how the baby affects other people

3 aspects- interacting with others, learning to trust, showing attachmentBonding- an infant needs to have at least one permanent figure to bond with that provides security and healthy stimulation to grow up learning to trust others normally.

An infant’s social world