COMPETENCY GOAL I TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SAFE‚ HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. A Safe Environment In order for children to feel safe away from home they need a safe environment where they can learn and play comfortably. I am always alert and continuously observe the children at all times. Children must never be left unsupervised. In the class‚ safety precautions such as checking all tables and chairs for damage and sharp edges is done weekly. All electrical outlets that are not being used
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1. General infant development a. Infant period i. Neonate/newborn: 28 days of life ii. Infant: 1 month-1 year b. Physical changes i. Greatest period of physical development ii. Birthweight 1. Avg 7.5-8 lbs 2. Doubles at 6 months 3. Triples at 1 year 4. Growth variations= genetics‚ nutrition‚ activity‚ disease iii. Height 1. 19-21 in 2. Increases 10-12 inch by 1st year 3. Half adult height by 2 years iv. Head circumference 1. 13-14 inch 2. Fontanels: openings in the baby skull (allows
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What is your current knowledge of Infant Mental Health? My current knowledge about infant mental health services is centered on developing intervention plans that focus on zero to three-year-old infant. The ideology behind IMH to my own understanding is to address the various issues that may be affecting the proper development of an infant‚ where the emotional‚ physical and social attributes contributes to their growth. What motivated you to take this class? My motivation was based on the opportunity
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Competency Statement II To Advance Physical & Intellectual Competence Physical As a preschool teacher I support my children’s physical development by playing an indoor game such as leap frog. Where my children stand in a line and the first person in the line ducks down on the knees like a dog and the second child in line leaps over like a frog. The children continue to do this until the first who gets to the finish line. The children enjoy this physical activity very much. This activity
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procedures for infants and small children. The process of CPR for infants starts by yelling and shouting at the baby. If there is no response you must open the air way and listen for breath sounds. First‚ you must blow into the infant’s mouth twice causing the chest to rise. Then just below the nipple‚ pump thirty times on the baby’s chest. Continue with two breaths and the chest pumps for two minutes and call 911. The CPR process for small children starts out the same as it did for infants. Shake and
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Does your child or toddler love to play on swings? If so‚ you may want to double check that it is not manufactured by Little Tikes. While this is a normally safe activity‚ parents should be aware of a very large recall of children’s swings from Little Tikes. The company has recently issued a recall of approximately 540‚000 units of their “2-in-1 Snug ’n Secure” pink toddler swings. The company has received over 100 consumer reports of the swing seats breaking. Of these incidents‚ 39 injuries to
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Core Competency involves incorporating diversity into practice. This skill is associated with several practice behaviors that I will be linking to specific artifacts. The first practice behavior is transforming one’s behavior in response to recognition of one’s biases based in difference and culture. This practice behavior relates to an Alcohol Anonymous meeting that I attended‚ and I had to write a reflection for my substance abuse class. The second practice behavior is modifying and adapting mainstream
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Infants develop in a certain process as they age. The process of infant development is rather fascinating. Infants start out as being really dependent on the parents‚ to becoming independent. I didn’t have an infant to observe so I did some research. Infants develop physically‚ intellectually‚ emotionally‚ and socially within three months to a year. To begin‚ around three months an infant should be able to be active and responsive. During this stage‚ infants become more aware of their surroundings
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to any infant. Social referencing to an infant is when the infant is "seeking information about an unfamiliar or ambiguous object or event by observing someone else ’s expressions and reactions."(Berger‚ 2005‚ 185). These observations are in general acquired from mother‚ father‚ or caregiver. An infant will react differently to mother and father. I will talk about some of these differences. The infant will act in response to their mother‚ differently from their father. Most young infants will want
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that the visual capability of infants is highly organized to allow perception of coherent shapes and objects instead of irregular mass of stimulation. However‚ infants poorly detect visual information when compared with adults‚ for example‚ in contrast sensitivity‚ colour discrimination‚ and depth perception. Infants possess a level of visual functioning suitable for the things they need to do‚ that which is important to their development. Auditory Perception Infants can only perceive sound at high
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