Care For Babies

CHCCN5C

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues and needs.

Design your own egg baby, give it a personality and a name.

Throughout the following session’s you are required to treat your two week old egg baby as your own human baby.

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.

Prenatal Development

1st trimester through to the 3rd trimester

(Please refer to handout)

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs

• Three principles of maturation that appear to govern motor development:

• Cephalo-caudal

• Proximo-distal

• Refinement

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.• Birth

– First breaths– Aspgar score– Head plates, frontals, flexible, moulding

• Reflexes– Sucking– Startle– Grasping– Walking

Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

Give examples of each level and discuss how it relates to infant/babies wellbeing. (Refer to handout)

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.

Infant/babes Rituals and Rhythms

Outline what rhythms and rituals are and differences represented in a multicultural society.

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.

Signs of Distress or pain in infants.Crying

ScreamingGurgling

Red or blue extremitiesThe Screwing up of limbs

Throwing upper body back or crunching forwards(List some other signs)

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.Soothing an unsettled baby.

In small groups discuss and document strategies for soothing an upset baby.

Highlight what the possible reasons could be and what signs and actions the infant would be displaying.

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.

Characteristics of a healthy childHappy

Easily consolidatedHeight/weight within norms

Health gums/teethShiny hair

Healthy skinBright eyes

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.What a infant needs:

Balance diet

Love& support

Stimulation

Safe environment

Appropriate clothes, shelter

Sleep, rest

Activity

Physical activity/exercise

Opportunity for social interactions

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.Sleep requirements:

• Sleep patterns• Stages in sleep- Rem/quiet/non Rem• Control crying-What is it and when it is to be used.• Strategies for putting babies to bed under three

months

• SIDS– Discuss centre polices and correct procedures for

placing babies and infants to sleep.

Element One: Respond to babies/infants cues

and needs.• Daily routines of an infant /babies room:

– Background information sheets– Daily communication– Group and individual routines

• Important factors that allow infants/babies cues and needs to be meet:E.g.. Consistency, room temperature, lets add to these.

Element Two: Develop and maintain a nurturing relationship

with babies/infants.

Wellbeing Overview– Temperaments – Attachments – Trust– Self-esteem– Autonomy / competency

Element Two: Develop and maintain a nurturing relationship

with babies/infants• When and how we respond to an infant’s first cries, babbles and

cooing will have an affect on the child’s overall language development (Trust vs. Mistrust. Erickson)

• Responding to these first sounds will encourage further responses from them – beginnings of two way conversation

• It is the same for non-verbal communication, such as facial expressions (smiles, raised eyebrows) and gestures (touching or stroking the child). The infant responds to these by mirroring your actions and making cooing noises.

Element Two: Develop and maintain a nurturing relationship

with babies/infants.

Nurturing Relationships–Erick Erickson–Mary AimsworthDiscussion on other relevant

theories

Element Two: Develop and maintain a nurturing relationship

with babies/infants.

Handout: Nutrition Requirements

– Lets discuss/ feeding/change time and bathing.

Element Two: Develop and maintain a nurturing relationship

with babies/infants.

Activities and experiences for infants.

Present your activities and share with the group how your activity will foster an infants development.

• For students to plan an activity for a specific age

• Identify the area of development/the skill /behaviour being developed.

• Create an objective for the activity

• Describe set up

• Identify care giver strategies

Element Two: Develop and maintain a nurturing relationship

with babies/infants.

Incident reports

Element Two: Develop and maintain a nurturing relationship

with babies/infants.

• Induction Process– Polices/Procedures– Strategies– Parent involvement– On going communication

• Adapting and changing routines– Process– Communication– Whose involved

Strategies for separation on arrival

Developing A RelationshipLets discuss strategies for developing

relationships with families and children.

Lets discuss different reasons for stress and anxiety being displayed by family members new to your centre.

What are some sings of distress/stress that a new baby/infant may display on the first attendances to your centre?

Element 3 Settle new arrivals

• Developing A Relationship• Discuss strategies for developing relationships

with families• And with children

• Discuss different reasons for stress and anxiety being display within new families to

you centre/Service. • What are some possible sings of

distress/stress may a new baby/infant to your centre display?

Element 3 Settle new arrivals

Separation anxiety- Object permanence

What happens?

Why?

Strategies?

Element 3 Settle new arrivals

Roles and responsibilities of an assistant during induction and settling new

arrivals/families.

Element 3 Settle new arrivals

Parent education

Relevant topics

Road safety

Teething

Child abuse

What resources/agencies/ could be accessed for information

Element 3 Settle new arrivals

Immunisations

Main cause of illness in children

Infectious diseases

Immunisations

Policies and procedures

Element 4 Provide an environment that promotes security for children

Communication Expectations

Stages of communication in infancy

Communicating expectations

Understanding cues

Element 4 Provide an environment that promotes security for children

Physical Environment

• Relaxed and flexible atmosphere

• Meeting individual needs

• Play stage/styles

• Direct and indirect boundaries

Element 4 Provide an environment that promotes security for children

Safety considerations indoors/out • Safe environments

• Risk reduction strategies• Maintenance

• Defining limits Supervision

• Different types of contact • Considerations

Element 4 Provide an environment that promotes security for children

Set up play spaces for infants

Element 4 Provide an environment that promotes security for children

How can an environment foster and supportthe individuality of each child?

• Culture• Routines

• Rituals/Rhythms• Celebration

• Family• Community

• Physical familiarity/representations

Physical Applications implemented during workshop sessions.

• Bottle making

• Hand washing

• Nappy changing

• Cot making

• Putting a baby to be according to SIDS recommendations

• Setting up play spaces for babies