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Sometimes parents become concerned when all the children
seem to be doing is playing all the time. Much study has been done about how
children learn, and generally, they learn best when they are interacting with
one another. As children play with each other, they learn to see another child's
point of view, and begin to be more empathetic and caring. Children need opportunities
to be the leaders, and also to be lead. They need to make, and help make
decisions and learn to carry out plans. As a childcare provider, I have a very important role.
I must provide opportunities for children to learn, and make decisions, and
having a good sense of humor doesn't hurt either.
Birth To Six Months
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Bonding, an infant needs to bond with the caregiver to feel
secure, to build self-esteem, and feel confident to try new things; learning
to roll, crawl, walk, drink from a cup, self feeding.
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Contact with the provider, I hold the infants especially
during all feedings.
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Placing the infant on a feeding schedule is important, it
sets consistency to help the infant eat when its meal time. Later in life
help prevent over eating/snacking leading to adult obesity
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I keep track of all infant feedings.
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Visual and Audio development; bright colored toys, music,
mirrors
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Language development; babies need to be talked to in order
to develop some sort of speed. Gurgling is one of the first language
development
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Grasping; I provide a variety of small toys for babies to
learn to pick up.
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Physical; newborns gain head control, I provide a lot of
floor playtime.
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Sippy Cup; infants at five months need to practice holding
and drinking from a cup.
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Rolling over; I practice with the infant to help it master
the rolling over technique.
Six to Eight Months
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Social Interaction; infants need prolong play with adults,
and ability to see and socialize with other infants.
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Sitting up; I sit on the floor with the infant and I also
provide a Boppy pillow for support.
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Creeping and Crawling; helping the infant with a few smart
techniques does the trick.
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Language; the infant needs to be talked to, they learn to
understand language before they learned to talk. Infants babble, coo, and
jargon talk an important stage in language development. I do a lot of
talking to all the children.
Eight to Fourteen Months
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Pulling up; providing stable things for the child to pull-up
will help the child learn to walk.
Setting limits; children learn at a very young age, what
they are allow to do, and not do. By keeping the home childproofed children
learn know where they can play. Thus, the word no is not used too often. -
I provide finger foods at around nine months of age, to
helps the infant learn to self feed.
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Teaching infants to share at a very young age, helps
prevents aggression as the child grows.
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Tantrums; children throw tantrums, when they know parents
will give in. During infancy children learn, what behavior the provider
allows, and how to manipulate the parents to get what they want. Children
tend to be cooperative with the caregivers, then they are with their own
parents.
Independence; sometimes children need to try to do things
on their own. I supervise, and allow them to learn to feed themselves, put
their socks/shoes on, or even try to put their coats. Consistency; if you establish a routine, doing things in the
same order everyday, children know what to expect. You will be able to get
your child dressed and out of bed ready to attend daycare/school in no time.
I provide consist schedule throughout the day, so your child knows what to
expect, what we are going to during the day. Large Motor Development; running, jumping, hopping,
swinging, balancing. These are that come naturally to young children. Large
motor activities are an important part of child's day. A good childcare
provider will provide age appropriate equipment for physical development. Climbing; outdoor activities are an important role to help
children learn to climb. I have a specially designed playground, childproofed of
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Story Time; parents are the first and most influential
teachers. Research shows that early readers comes from homes, where reading
is valued, and experienced. I provided books, and story time daily for your
children.
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Self-Esteem; One of the important jobs that we have is to
help children develop a positive self-esteem, to feel good about we are.
Gaining confidence as we accomplish difficult, or simple tasks.
I help your children fostered good self-esteem by providing
activities, allowing them to make choices, and decisions in their
everyday learning.
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