Shaelie Wood
Sister Swenson
Feb 17, 2017
ESCE 340
(Infant) Reflection 7
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The baseline visit was
difficult for me. I felt like I planned may activities that I thought would
take the whole time, and even I thought about not having enough time in the
thirty minutes to get through all the material. At the first visit the mother
explained her concerns about the infants sociability. Yet after doing the ages
and stages, we found out that she was a perfect score in what the mother was
most concerned about. I think a lot of times we become concerned about our own
child’s development in relation to our own standards or even peers standards,
most the time the children are developing at their own speed, which there is no
harm in a child being a little delayed, as long as you recognize that and work
on it.
The infant I visit is the lowest in fine motor
skills and problem solving. We practiced to see if Infant could imitate mom.
The infant had never been exposed to crayons or writing utensils because mom
was concerned infant would put them in her mouth. After trying multiple methods
to get infant to see mom scribbling on the paper, infant was much more
interested in the actual witting tools than the purpose or cause and effect of
the writing utensils on paper. We discussed and I advised that exposure and practice
is the best solution for infant. The infant needs more exposure each day to
first holding a writing utensil then learning what the cause and effect of it
is. The infant loved her stacking blocks, the mother talked about her
favorite toys are ones that go inside one another. We wanted to focus on
imitating behaviors and small motor skills. We will use blocks and her stacking
toys to see if she will catch on how to stack them and balance one. The infant
loves to imitate different sounds that her parents and others make, and she
will even imitate facial expressions. It is harder for her to imitate
completing tasks. For the session we will first have the infant stand and her
mother sit next to her play desk with the wooden blocks stacked on top. We will
ask the mother to get the infants attention by saying her name and making eye
contact with her as the mother stacks the blocks on top of one another. We want
the goal right now to be stacking the blocks or toys 3 blocks high. If she is
unable to stack, her mother will continue to stack other objects like her
stacking cups.
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Weekly quote: “Who is
wise, learns from everyone”- Benjamin Franklin. I like this quote because we
can all learn from everyone and every circumstance and situation that we are in
whether it is difficult or routine. Even though my first home visit was a
struggle, I was able to learn and apply how I can improve for next time.
· Resource Plan:
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· How to help your
toddler develop fine motor skills
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· Reviewed by the BabyCenter
Medical Advisory Board
· Last updated: September 2016
· When
it comes to using gross motor skills – things like walking, jumping, and
running – your little dynamo probably doesn't need much encouragement. But it's
equally important that kids work on their fine motor skills — small, precise
thumb, finger, hand, and wrist movements – because they support a host of
other vital physical and mental skills.
· "Stacking
blocks, for instance, involves not just picking up the blocks, but knowing what
to do with them and planning out the action," says Gay Girolami, a
physical therapist and executive director of the Pathways
Awareness Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Chicago that
focuses on physical development.
· How
can you encourage your child's fine motor skills?
· As
any parent who's ever heard "Me do it!" knows, toddlers don't need
much prodding to try new things. Of course, your child won't be able to do
everything right away. But with encouragement, support, and lots of time to
learn, he might surprise you.
· So
back off and let him try his hand at simple tasks, like getting dressed (he can
start looping large buttons through buttonholes) and making breakfast (hand him
a spatula, a slice of toast, and a jar of jam and let him get busy).
· Variety
is the spice of life, so mix things up once in a while. The activities below,
for instance, will build on your child's fine motor skills and encourage new
ones.
· Filling
up and dumping out As your child's daily wake of destruction
has made perfectly clear, emptying a container requires a lot less precision
than filling one...(more)
· Dressing
and undressing Putting things on and taking them off is a
toddler obsession, which you've doubtless discovered if you've ever dressed
your child in her Sunday best only to find her stark naked ten minutes
later...(more)
· Drawing
and scribbling Sometime between the ages of 12 and 18 months,
your toddler will probably attempt to "write" by making marks on
paper...(more)
· Stacking,
sorting, and stringing From carefully balancing one block on
top of another to placing colored rings on a pole, stacking (and knocking down,
of course) is a toddler tradition...(more)
· Poking
and pinching Toddlers are sensualists above all else – they
love to smell, taste, and touch...(more)
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