1. PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL needs of children
Page 7 &8 Care Giving

2. Physical needs: Infants: Diaper Feed &Burp Safe environment Hold Burp
Dress
No bathing

3. Toddlers (1&2 YEAR OLDS) Safe environment toilet paper tube test
Bathing-difficult
Dress-difficult
Feed-cut in tiny pieces, not: hot dogs, grapes, skins, chips. carrots, hard candy Etc.
Toilet training

4. Preschool age (3&4 YEAR OLDS)
Cut up meat-small bites
Dress (zippers, buttons,etc.)
Bathe - imagination
Toilet training (remind)
Non-toxic, safe toys

5. SCHOOL AGE (5-10) Cut up meat Details of dress Bath- modest
Toilet- complete
Homework help

6. Emotional Needs INFANTS Hold a lot
Talking to them helps to learn the language
Gentle, tender movements

7. Toddlers Laptime- hold Key words- listen, (ask YES/NO questions)
Sense of humor
Positive attitude- tone of voice

8. Preschoolers Listen-understanding-repeat sentences back
Preschool games-#’s, ABC’s, shapes, colors
“WHY?”-answer it patiently
Pretend with them

9. School age Independence-give space Games-competition
Listen to relate- “I understand how you “feel””

10. Nobody deserves abuse!!! Physical- hitting, slapping (spanking)
Emotional- yelling, name calling, tearing them down
Sexual- inappropriately touching private areas
Neglect- basic need not being met
Illegal substance- parents under influence/ alcohol, drugs or giving to a child
If you suspect a child is being abused tell your parents/the authorities.

11. Time outs
If a child you are babysitting misbehaves, TIME OUT, is a good way to discipline them. What is the rule for how long a child should have time out?
Answer: ONE MINUTE for each year of age. 2 years = 2 minutes for example. 10 years= 10 minutes

12. Disciplining a child steps
Ask “What did you do wrong?”
“What can you do to make it right?”
“What will you do differently next time?”

13. Comforting a crying child
Hold
Comfort- talk
Entertain
Diaper, feeding, nap (schedule)
Burp
Noise; dryer, vacuum, music, outside, walk
Teething
Reading & rocking
If none of these work- call the parents

14. 5 magic tricks of discipline
< 2 years Distract
Choices
When & then
Game
Take a Break & start over (timeout)