Caring for Toddlers

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Caring for Toddlers

• Chapter 26
• Sylvia Flores
• Ready, Set, Teach II
• 2nd

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Objectives

• Identify different programs for toddlers
• Plan a safe and healthy environment
• Describe how to nurture
• Physical
• Intellectual
• Emotional
• Social

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Vocabulary

• Negativism
• Productive Language
• Receptive Language
• Separation Anxiety
• Temper Tantrum

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Toddlers

• Child between the age of twelve until thirty-six
  months.

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Challenge of Toddlerhood

• Everything is an adventure
• Discover
• Obedience
• Self Control

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Programs for Toddlers

• Eight toddlers and two adults per classroom
• Be staffed by
• Skilled
• Understanding

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The Classroom

• Physical Environment
• Allow them to grow
• Reflect their new abilities

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Replace

• high chairs for small chairs
• Cribs for cots
• Baby swings for rocking horses

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The Classroom

• Home like atmosphere
• Soft sofas and rockers
• Divide classroom in learning centers
• Science
• Music
• Art
• Language

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Daily Routines

• Program could include
• Snacks
• Meals
• Naps

• Story time
• Outdoor play
• Accept adult guidance

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Toileting Skills

• Child may gesture
• Never force child
• Be alert for signs
• Within five minutes
• Training

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Health and Safety

• Wash hands
• Medicine and toxic substances kept away
• Lock refrigerator
• Keep small objects away
• Toys chosen with safety in mind

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Nurturing

• Good communication with parents
• Extent vocabulary
• Language spoken at home
• Use of restroom
• Childs typical behavior
• Gross skills
• Fine motor skills

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Physical Development

• Gross motor skills
• Push
• Pull
• Running
• Fine Motor Skills
• Puzzles
• Blocks
• Finger painting

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Intellectual Development

• Use of senses
• Similarities and differences
• Trial and error
• Nature items
• Learn by watching as well as doing

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Emotional Development

• They are coping with fears
• Struggling with self-control
• Teachers help identify
• Feelings
• Behavior
• Fears

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Separation Anxiety

• Typical when
• New baby is born
• Dealing with divorce
• Hard emotional bond with parents

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Negativism

• Refusing to do what is asked or doing just the
  opposite.
• Child is not bad
• Give toddlers independence

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Temper Tantrums

• Want to do for themselves
• Face many limitations
• Provide activities in which child can succeed .

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Social Development

• Move from solitary play to parallel play
• Limits of social behavior
• Behave to Share

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Biting

• Frustration
• Anger
• Attend the victim first
• Talk to the parents about it

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Moral Development

• Others have needs and desires
• Learning to identify feelings
• Control reactions
• Moral guidance
• Social skills
• Following slow rules

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Teachers Qualities

• It is a big experience
• Patience
• Potential

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Quiz

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