Baby's Big World
These government laws give new parents paid time off, allowing them to stay home and bond with their newborn baby.
What are parental leave laws?
This sensorimotor substage occurs from 1-5 months when the infant attempts to reproduce sensations in their body that at first happened by chance
What is the primary circular reaction stage?
Emotional regulation is connected to this level of infant development.
What is all levels?
These are an infant's basic needs that must be met by a caregiver.
What is comfort, food, safety, and affection?
A toddler will feel safe and calm if their parents and their daycare teacher use the exact same rules and this daily timeline.
What is a schedule?
This ability emerges in infants as early as 1 month and continues to develop throughout infancy as the baby learns to integrate information coming from two or more senses.
What is cross-modal perception?
Interdependence, group identity, interpersonal harmony, and shared goals are connected to this cultural type of infant development.
What is collectivism?
A resource a social worker might connect a new parent with
What is food assistance/parenting education/housing support?
This primary emotional bond is formed when a caregiver consistently picks up a crying baby or feeds a hungry baby or otherwise responds to the infant's needs.
What is a secure attachment?
Infants develop this ability around 10 months of age, and it is essential for language development. This ability allows infants to share interest in objects with adults, and follow or direct adults' gaze.
What is coordinated joint attention?
Independence, ability to manage on one's own and emotional toughness represent this cultural value.
What is individualism?
True or False: Social workers should blame parents when they struggle to meet their infant's needs
False: social workers need to assess safety and needs while using a non-judgmental and supportive approach.
If a family cannot afford a safe home or healthy food, it causes this severe, constant body reaction that can slow down a baby's learning.
What is stress/toxic stress?
This is the Piaget stage of development after the sensorimotor stage. Toddlers learn to use symbols/symbolic play during this stage.
What is the preoperational stage?
This type of cultural development prioritizes instruction over self-learning and adaptation.
What is western/individualist/agrarian?
Why might a social worker work with an infant's caregiver rather than the infant alone?
Infants depend on caregivers and supporting the caregiver infant relationship can promote the infant's well-being.