Care for Babies
Care for Babies
CHCCN5C
Element 1:
Respond to babies/infant cues and needs
Cues and needs
Infants cues and needs are met by the way we respond to them in their first two years of life, which can influence their ability to form trusting relationships for the rest of their life
In Pairs discuss possible cues and needs and their meaning……. Familiar infant cues
Cue
Gurgling
Laughing
Pointing
Possible Meaning
Content
Happy
Needing/wanting
something
Fidgeting
Grizzling
Smiling
Sobbing
Crying
Restleness
Unhappy/uncomfortable
Pleasure/content
Distressed, hurt
Hunger, uncomfortable, lonely, hurt
Wriggling
Uncomfortable
Screaming
Anger, pain, hunger
Turning Head away
Distaste
Throwing themselves on the floor
Throwing items across the room
Screwing up face
Anger
Staring hard at something Unsure, anxious
Anger
Distaste, anger
Infants are born with a range of reflexes which function to assist the infant to survive
Reflex
Stimulation Infant response Developmental pattern Blinking
Flash of light, Closes eyes puff of air
Permanent
Babinski
Stroking sole Fans toes of foot out, twists foot in
Disappears 912 months
Gasping
Touching palms Dissapears by
12 months
Grasps object tightly
Moro/
Startle
Sudden movement or loud noise
Startles, arches Dissapears 3-4 back, head goes months back, arms and legs fling out, then rapidly brings them back to cover the centre of body Rooting
Stroke the
Turns body and cheek or side of mouth and mouth begins to suck
Disappears 3-4 months Stepping
Holding the child above a surface with the feet touching the surface
Disappears 3-4 months Moves feet in walking motion
The new brain research
In the last few years scientists have discovered:
Nature and Nurture contributes to brain development In order for babies to thrive they must be
-loved
-held
-talked to
-read to
-allowed to explore the environment
“Window of Opportunity” for the development of the brain
Window for Optimal
Window
Next best
Further
CHCCN5C
Element 1:
Respond to babies/infant cues and needs
Cues and needs
Infants cues and needs are met by the way we respond to them in their first two years of life, which can influence their ability to form trusting relationships for the rest of their life
In Pairs discuss possible cues and needs and their meaning……. Familiar infant cues
Cue
Gurgling
Laughing
Pointing
Possible Meaning
Content
Happy
Needing/wanting
something
Fidgeting
Grizzling
Smiling
Sobbing
Crying
Restleness
Unhappy/uncomfortable
Pleasure/content
Distressed, hurt
Hunger, uncomfortable, lonely, hurt
Wriggling
Uncomfortable
Screaming
Anger, pain, hunger
Turning Head away
Distaste
Throwing themselves on the floor
Throwing items across the room
Screwing up face
Anger
Staring hard at something Unsure, anxious
Anger
Distaste, anger
Infants are born with a range of reflexes which function to assist the infant to survive
Reflex
Stimulation Infant response Developmental pattern Blinking
Flash of light, Closes eyes puff of air
Permanent
Babinski
Stroking sole Fans toes of foot out, twists foot in
Disappears 912 months
Gasping
Touching palms Dissapears by
12 months
Grasps object tightly
Moro/
Startle
Sudden movement or loud noise
Startles, arches Dissapears 3-4 back, head goes months back, arms and legs fling out, then rapidly brings them back to cover the centre of body Rooting
Stroke the
Turns body and cheek or side of mouth and mouth begins to suck
Disappears 3-4 months Stepping
Holding the child above a surface with the feet touching the surface
Disappears 3-4 months Moves feet in walking motion
The new brain research
In the last few years scientists have discovered:
Nature and Nurture contributes to brain development In order for babies to thrive they must be
-loved
-held
-talked to
-read to
-allowed to explore the environment
“Window of Opportunity” for the development of the brain
Window for Optimal
Window
Next best
Further