Physical
Using small muscles for eye-hand coordination.
Fine Motor Skills
This letter of P.I.E.S. includes learning, language, and thinking.
Intellectual
How does a baby show they are hungry or tired without using any words?
Body Language
What is happening when a baby interacts with the people they are closest to?
Social Interaction
What is the only thing a baby needs to drink for the first 6 months of life?
Breast Milk or Formula
What Motor skill do you use when you make big movements like walking, running, bending, etc...?
What is a great everyday activity you can use to teach a toddler how to count?
Putting away toys
What is a toddler using when they hold a favorite "blankie" to feel safe?
Comfort Object
What is a baby developing when they smile and laugh while playing with their parents?
Positive Social Interaction
At what age is a baby usually ready to try their first mushy solid foods?
6 Months
What is the main way a child's body grows through movement and repetition?
playing
What is a caregiver helping to build when they read a book and ask the baby questions?
Cognitive Skills
What stress hormone stays low when a child has happy and safe experiences
Cortisol
Where can you take a toddler to help them meet and see other children?
Parks, Library's, daycare...
What do we call round or hard foods, like whole grapes, that are dangerous for babies to swallow?
Choking Hazards
What activity helps a baby develop physically by moving their body to a beat?
listening to Music
What is a child doing when they use their imagination to pretend a block is a phone?
Intellectual Play
What is a child doing when they use a dance or a drawing to show they are happy?
Expressing Emotions
What are the family rules that teach a child how to behave called?
Social Norms
What natural, sweet liquid should never be given to a baby until they are at least 1 year old?
Besides motor skills and muscle strength, physical growth also includes these feeling skills?
Sensory Motor Skills
What activity helps the brain and hands work together by cutting shapes out of paper?
making snowflakes
What is the process of a toddler learning what their feelings are and how to control them?
Managing Emotions
What is the gap called between what a baby can do alone vs. what they can do with a parent's help?
Zone of Proximal Developmen
At which birthday should a child usually switch from a bottle to a regular cup?
12 months; 1 Year old