I Respect You…You Mean The World To a Me…That’s Correct…You’re Joy… a Treasure…You’re You’re Wonderful…You’re Perfect…Awesome…A+ Job… A-OK…My You Made My the You’re Buddy… Day…That’s Best… A Big Hug…A Big Kiss…Say, “I Love YOU! Is Worth A Thousand Words PS: Remember…..A Smile GROWING UP: Age specific tasks for children and parents AGE TASKS PARENTING TIPS CHILD’S TASKS PARENT’S Grow, bond, Be dependable and okay to respond quickly It’s become aware of responsive; provide and often to infant’s cries Infants senses (touch, love, safety, attention, and sounds. This helps taste, sight, sound); stimulation, and care. develop your sense O-6 Months child’s become aware of of trust and security. Help surroundings. infant explore senses by talking, touching, singing, humming. Place colorful toys or mobiles where the infant can see them. Continue to grow Be dependable and Toddlers are not being “bad” when their exploration leads and bond; develop responsive; provide a Early toddler to a mess or accident, they motor skills safe place for toddler are being curious. Use (grabbing, kicking, to explore and allow 6-18 Months redirection to head off grasping and child to safely explore problems. Redirect by gently holding objects, things; provide removing the child from a crawling); explore encouragement and problem activity and surroundings and stimulation; interact by substituting a safer or more self (playing with joining child in his appropriate activity. fingers, toes, explorations. laughing, touching things). Continue to explore Provide guidance and Avoid power struggles by accepting that tantrums and and develop motor limit setting; use your Older toddler stubbornness are not skills; become authority as a parent “being but aware of thoughts fairly; be a role model bad” “being normal.” Set 18-36 months firm limits, but help your child and feelings; for behaviors you want understand that he can develop language your child to develop; express his will and his skills; experience guide child in learning intense feelings and still be individuation to solve problems. loved and accepted by you. (awareness of self Help your child use words to as separate from express feelings and needs. parents). Continue to develop Provide guidance and Guiding, molding, encouraging problem solving,
I Respect You…You Mean The World To Me…That’s Correct…You’re a Joy… You’re a Treasure…You’re Wonderful…You’re Perfect…Awesome…A+ Job… You’re A-OK…My Buddy… You Made My Day…That’s the Best… A Big Hug…A Big Kiss…Say, “I Love YOU! PS: Remember…..A Smile Is Worth A Thousand Words GROWING UP: Age specific tasks for children and parents AGE CHILD’S TASKS PARENT’S TASKS PARENTING TIPS Infants O-6 Months Grow, bond, become aware of senses (touch, taste, sight, sound); become aware of surroundings. Be dependable and responsive; provide love, safety, attention, stimulation, and care. It’s okay to respond quickly and often to infant’s cries and sounds. This helps develop your child’s sense of trust and security. Help infant explore senses by talking, touching, singing, humming. Place colorful toys or mobiles where the infant can see them. Early toddler 6-18 Months Continue to grow and bond; develop motor skills (grabbing, kicking, grasping and holding objects, crawling); explore surroundings and self (playing with fingers, toes, laughing, touching things). Be dependable and responsive; provide a safe place for toddler to explore and allow child to safely explore things; provide encouragement and stimulation; interact by joining child in his explorations. Toddlers are not being “bad” when their exploration leads to a mess or accident, they are being curious. Use redirection to head off problems. Redirect by gently removing the child from a problem activity and substituting a safer or more appropriate activity. Older toddler 18-36 months Continue to explore and develop motor skills; become aware of thoughts and feelings; develop language skills; experience individuation (awareness of self as separate from parents). Provide guidance and limit setting; use your authority as a parent fairly; be a role model for behaviors you want your child to develop; guide child in learning to solve problems. Avoid power struggles by accepting that tantrums and stubbornness are not “being bad” but “being normal.” Set firm limits, but help your child understand that he can express his will and his intense feelings and still be loved and accepted by you. Help your child use words to express feelings and needs. Continue to develop Provide guidance and Guiding, molding, encouraging problem solving,
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