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NOTICING A BABY’S EMOTIONS By Shari Steelsmith, Parentingpress.com TIP: Responding to and naming a baby’s feelings set the stage for healthy emotional growth. A mother often responds very instinctually to her baby—cuddling him when a certain expression crosses his face; using touch and voice to soothe when she is fussy. Sometimes this response is so automatic that you might not think about what emotion your baby is experiencing at the moment. Pediatric nurse, Helen Neville, author of Is This a Phase? Child Development & Parent Strategies, Birth to 6 Years, offers some interesting information on how to interpret some of your baby’s sounds, expressions, and other non- verbal cues. TOOLS: Infants thrive when their parents or other caregivers respond consistently to any signs of distress. An equally positive effect happens when their parents respond to their more comfortable emotions, like happiness, excitement, love or interest. Babies learn and grow when their parents interact with them and talk to them. Naming their emotions is an easy thing to do and helps them begin to learn words for feelings. But how do you know what emotion the baby is feeling? Neville offers some tips for interpreting your baby’s signals. From birth on, your baby may show these emotions: Calmness: Eyes open, body still, pays attention. What you can say: “You feel calm inside.” Overload: Looks away, fusses, arches back, cries. What you can say: “This feels like too much to you. Let’s go where it’s quiet.” Fear: Mouth open and stiff with corners held back. Eyes wide, wrinkles along forehead. After 12 months, may bite lip. What you can say: “You feel scared. It’s okay you are safe with me.” Pain: Eyes closed, brows down and in, cheeks lifted. Cries. What you can say: “Ouch. That hurts.” From five weeks to six months, your baby may show these emotions: Happiness: Smiles. May laugh at 3-4 months because of a strong, surprising and good feeling—like being kissed on the tummy. What you can say: “I see you’re happy! You like that!” Anger: Lips pressed together or pulled back so teeth show. May cry. Eyebrows pulled together; may get wrinkles between the eyes. What you can say: “You feel very angry.” Interest: Eyes wide, eyebrows raised or lowered slightly. What you can say: “This is new to you.”TRANSCRIPT
DUDES TO DADSSpanish and English:
Thursday, March 10th 7:00 p.m. @ FEC
Call Ken or Oscar for more information at the numbers
listed below.
Parents as Teachers Tracy Suhler, Supervisor ext. 152 [email protected] S. Workman Leanne Hollinger, Educator ext. 128 [email protected] 1-620-257-5293 Kari Troyer, Office Assist. Ext. 142 [email protected] Ken Troyer, Fatherhood 680-0544 [email protected]
Oscar Gomez, Fatherhood 680-1613 [email protected]
MARCH 2011 NEWSLETTER—RICE COUNTY
PLAYGROUPTuesday, March 15th 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
P.A.T. office(Playgroups will continue to be held
in the P.A.T. office until further notice.)
Parents as TeachersThe door prize winner at our February playgroup was Willa Bryant! Congratulationsand thank you for attending our playgroup!
March Happenings…March 2nd Dr. Seuss’s Birthday/
Read Across America Day
March 13th Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 17th St. Patrick’s DayMarch 18th Sparky the Fire Dog’s
BirthdayMarch 20th First Day of Spring!March 21st Children’s Poetry Day/
Single Parents Day
P.A.T. FUN PAGEHappy St. Patrick’s Day!
Shawn, Shawn, the Leprechaun Shawn, Shawn, the leprechaun Danced through the forest with a green suit on. You can chase him all day long Come too close and poof he's gone.
The Shamrock is Green(Sung to “The Farmer in the Dell”)The shamrock is green,The shamrock is green,Hi, Ho, St. Patrick’s Day,The shamrock is green.
ST. PATRICK’S POT OF GOLD
Ingredients: 3-ounce box of lemon Jell-O, 6 limes, sugar, whipped cream.
Directions: Line an 8-inch square baking dish with plastic wrap, leaving several inches hanging over on each side (to make removing the Jell-O easier). Combine Jell-O with 1 cup of boiling water and stir until dissolved. Stir in 1 cup of cold water, then pour into the baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and chill about 4 hours, then slice into ¼ inch cubes. Cut off the top quarter of each lime, then, without cutting into the fruit, slice a thin layer of peel from the bottom of each one to help them stand upright. With a small knife, cut around the inside of each lime’s rind to loosen the pulp, then spoon it out to make a shell.
Place a pinch of sugar and 1 teaspoon of whipped cream in the bottom of each shell, then fill each lime pot with Jell-O gold. Makes 6 pots of gold.
NOTICING A BABY’S EMOTIONSBy Shari Steelsmith, Parentingpress.com
TIP: Responding to and naming a baby’s feelings set the stage for healthy emotional growth.A mother often responds very instinctually to her baby—cuddling him when a certain expression crosses his face; using touch and voice to soothe when she is fussy. Sometimes this response is so automatic that you might not think about what emotion your baby is experiencing at the moment. Pediatric nurse, Helen Neville, author of Is This a Phase? Child Development & Parent Strategies, Birth to 6 Years, offers some interesting information on how to interpret some of your baby’s sounds, expressions, and other non-verbal cues.TOOLS: Infants thrive when their parents or other caregivers respond consistently to any signs of distress. An equally positive effect happens when their parents respond to their more comfortable emotions, like happiness, excitement, love or interest. Babies learn and grow when their parents interact with them and talk to them. Naming their emotions is an easy thing to do and helps them begin to learn words for feelings. But how do you know what emotion the baby is feeling? Neville offers some tips for interpreting your baby’s signals. From birth on, your baby may show these emotions:
Calmness: Eyes open, body still, pays attention. What you can say: “You feel calm inside.”Overload: Looks away, fusses, arches back, cries. What you can say: “This feels like too much to you. Let’s go where it’s quiet.”Fear: Mouth open and stiff with corners held back. Eyes wide, wrinkles along forehead. After 12 months, may bite lip. What you can say: “You feel scared. It’s okay you are safe with me.”Pain: Eyes closed, brows down and in, cheeks lifted. Cries. What you can say: “Ouch. That hurts.”
From five weeks to six months, your baby may show these emotions:
Happiness: Smiles. May laugh at 3-4 months because of a strong, surprising and good feeling—like being kissed on the tummy. What you can say: “I see you’re happy! You like that!”Anger: Lips pressed together or pulled back so teeth show. May cry. Eyebrows pulled together; may get wrinkles between the eyes. What you can say: “You feel very angry.”Interest: Eyes wide, eyebrows raised or lowered slightly. What you can say: “This is new to you.”
Imitate Me (6 to 12 months)
Why: Babies learn by watching and imitating their parents and caregivers. They must imitate an action many times before they will do it on their own. The same is true for reading and writing. Your baby is watching you to learn how to hold a book or pencil, even though it will be months before he will do it himself.
What you need: A plastic mixing bowl, several small toys or objects and your child.
What to do: Sit facing your baby on the floor. If he’s not yet sitting by himself, prop him or have someone else hold him in a sitting position. Place the bowl upside down in front of him. Tap the bottom of the bowl with your palm. Pause and look at your baby, inviting him to imitate you by tapping the bowl. You may have to tap several times while he watches before he will take a turn. Once your baby gets the hang of it, take turns until he loses interest. For a different game, turn the bowl over. Drop a small toy in the bowl. Hand another toy to your baby and invite him to drop it in the bowl. Remember, he may need to watch you for a while before he imitates you.
Tip: Notice the ways your baby imitates you or other family members. Begin a game by imitating something your baby has done, see if he keeps taking turns.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Parents as Teachers800 S. WorkmanLyons, KS 67554
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