Communication is Key
A verb that means to teach, train or guide to obey rules or codes of conduct.
What is Discipline
Children learn to recognize shapes, colors, alphabet, numbers and problem solving etc.
What is Intellectual Development
This means taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical and mental health
What is Self-Care
Skin to skin contact, breast/ or bottle feeding, talking, Bathing, baby wearing and responding to baby’s communication
What is Bonding and Attachment
This is the second leading cause of death among children
What are guns
This is a minimally effective corrective strategies in the short term and a not at all effective long term
What is Corporal Punishment
Cerebellum, Brainstem, Midbrain, LimbicSystem, Cortex all have “critical windows” to acquire certain skills.
What is the Brain
The first few weeks after giving birth a new mom’s body begins to heal and adjust to not being pregnant.
What is Postpartum
A child can do what interests them. Examples include playing at the playground, dress-up, and exploring nature.
What is Unstructured Play
The food we give our children and how we prepare them are all apart of this
What is Nutrition
This happens when a toddler experiences big feelings, and in response a parent or caregiver offers emotional/physical comfort and reminds them to take deep breaths
What is a Tantrum
All children will go through these with certain tasks and accomplishments needing to be met in order to move onto the next stage.
What are Developmental Stages or Milestones
The kind that energizes us to fulfill our dreams, accomplish our goals or complete our daily tasks
What is Good Stress
A child follows direction or rules, such one given by an adult. Examples include games, puzzles, and team activities.
What is Structured Play
To prevent this, do not serve small, sticky, or hard foods that are difficult to chew and easy to swallow
What is choking
Actions such as consequences, parental disappointment, and have a child reflect on behaviors are all examples of this
What is Discipline
This type of stress impacts a child's brain development causing problems with learning, memorizing, increases stress hormones, and may cause lasting health probelms
What is Toxic Stress
Lasts longer than the “blues” and can include symptoms like difficulty sleeping, feeling of inadequacy, Panic, and scary thoughts about the baby
What is Postpartum Depression
These types of behaviors happen around 6 months of age when children go through the anxiety of not being around their main parent or caregiver.
What it Separation Anxiety
Place baby on their back, on a firm mattress, without plush toys or blankets, alone in a secured space (i.e. crib or bassinet)
What is Safe Sleep for Infants
This type of regulation involves coaching and practicing de-escalating strategies when children feel overwhelmed
What is Emotional Regulation
This is responsible for survival functions such as blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature. It must be fully functional at birth for an infant to survive.
What is the Brainstem
The kind that drains our energy and weighs us down. Can cause headaches, weight issues and HBP
What is Bad Stress
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that this type of "time" not be given to children under the age of two.
What is Screen Time
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends feeding your child this exclusively from birth to 6 months
What is breastfeeding