1. Describe infant dependence.
2. Describe four ways to encourage child physical development.
3. Tell at what age babies will giggle, cough and mimic what adults and children around them are doing.
4. Tell what age babies can hold their heads up.
5. Tell what age babies start to roll over.
6. Tell at what age most babies are when they start to crawl.
7. Tell at what age babies are when they start to walk.
8. Tell when a baby’s first tooth may appear.
9. Describe coping strategies for teething.
10. Name three things that might startle a baby.
11. Describe how and when to toilet train child.
12. Tell at what age to begin to discipline babies.
13. Describe three different discipline styles.
14. Explain what separation anxiety is and when it develops.
15. Describe three signs that your child may have special needs or developmental delays.
16. Describe where to get assistance and information on children with special needs.

Activities:

Be Prepared    Circuit Training Your Baby    Skill Builders 4-6 Months    Going Mobile    Skill Builders 7-9 Months    The Secret Meaning of Peek-A-Boo

Love and Logic    Age to Start Disciplining

PAYA    Module 5, Appearance and Common Behaviors    Module 5, Discipline    Module 5, Older Babies and Toddlers    Module 5, Children Ages 2 through 5

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn    Development and Growth

What to Expect    Your Newborn’s Reflexes, Startling    Infant, Physical Development    Infant, Slow Development    Infant, Toilet Training    Infant, The Beginnings of Discipline    Infant, Separation Anxiety

You and Your New Baby    Guide, Class V, Sleeping and Crying    Guide, Class VII, When Your Baby is Ill and How Your Baby Grows    C. 10, Your Growing Baby

Web Resource    Parents Magazine    Parent Soup    The American Academy of Pediatrics    The Parent Center/Baby Center

1. Describe four ways to encourage child social and cognitive development.
2. Explain baby awareness of their environment.
3. Describe why it is important for a baby’s development to provide appropriate stimulation (e.g., contrasting colors, books with big, simple pictures).
4. Tell what infants enjoy (e.g., contrasts, soothing music, different textures).
5. Describe the best books and toys for an infant.
6. Tell why it is important to talk to babies and read to them.
7. Tell at what age babies start talking.
8. Describe how to encourage a child’s speech development.
9. Explain why babies exhibit curiosity and exploration during ages 9 to 15 months.
10. Tell at what age babies learn cause and effect.

Activities:

Be Prepared    Great Outings 4-6 Months    Great Outings 7-9 Months    Babies and Language    Great Outings 10-12 Months

Love and Logic    First Weeks of Life

PAYA    Module 5, Toys    Module 5, Older Babies and Toddlers

What to Expect    Infant, Social and Cognitive Development    Infant, Babies Develop Differently    Infant, Language Development/ Talking/ Speech    Infant, Stimulation for Baby    Infant, Selecting Toys    Infant, Reading Books    Infant, Stimulating the Toddler

Web Resource    Bright Futures, What Can Your Child Do?    Parents Magazine    Parent Soup    The American Academy of Pediatrics    The Parent Center/Baby Center