Unit 2 Miss Godbey

 Temperament is the tendency to react in a certain way.  Easy  Slow to warm up  Difficult

 4 out of 10 babies  Regular habits  Eating  Sleeping  They respond quickly to a new situation  Cheerful  Great start with parents

 1 out of 10 babies  Take time to adapt to new situations

 1 out of 10  Irregular habits (eating, sleeping)  Protest in new situations (cry, scream, etc)  Rough start even with parents  Parents feel they are doing something wrong  Parent stress increases baby’s stress  Parents should provide supportive care:  Extra holding  Cuddling  Soothing  East them into new situations  Alerting them to upcoming changes

 Partly inherited  Prenatal conditions  Ease of birth  Environment

Create a story about the temperament you have been assigned. Your classmates will guess which temperament you are describing.

 First year aspects of social development:  Interacting with Others  Learning to Trust  Showing Attachment

 Babies can turn heads in the direction of human voice  Move bodies in the rhythm of human speech  They look at people’s faces  Babies send signals through:  Cries  Coos  Smiles

 Key part of social development  According to Erikson, infants learn trust by:  Having a consistent environment Same routines, caregivers, surroundings  Having basic needs met Food, clothing, warmth, sleep, Cleanliness, cuddling, playing, Communicating with others

 Closeness between people that remains over time  Baby Parents = Attachment  Parents Baby = Bonding  Attachment behaviors  Staying close to, clinging, following, smiling, crying, calling out for someone  Closely related to fear of strangers and fear of being left alone

Baby can recognize familiar and unfamiliar voices. 1 MONTH Baby smiles. 2 WEEKS TO 2 MONTHS Baby gives joyful movements, such as kicks, coos and gurgles. Baby may even laugh. 5 MONTHS Baby becomes still and breathing becomes shallow when unknown people are close. 4 TO 5 MONTHS Baby cries when a stranger is nearby or when the baby is left alone 7 TO 8 MONTHS

 Love  Anxiety  Separation Anxiety  Anger  AKA Infant Rage (8 to 10 months)

Food Faces This game teaches your baby to construct a pattern (in this case a face) — and who would guess such fun is also a way to hone the fine motor skills needed for eating? It works best if your baby is either in a highchair, seated on your lap, or in a booster seat at the "big table." Skills developed: pattern recognition, fine motor What you'll need: a meal that includes several small, easily manipulated items such as peas, cubed diced cooked carrots, corn off the cob, cherry tomatoes cut into quarters half, coarsely grated cheese, meat cut into small bits, noodles or spaghetti