SERVE AND RETURN
Child-adult relationships that are responsive and attentive—with lots of back and forth interactions—build a strong foundation in a child’s brain for all future learning and development
What is Serve and Return
The amniotic fluid is what allows the baby to be able to do this in their mother's womb.
What is smell?
When your toddler incessantly says "what's that?" they are actually doing this
What is building their vocabulary!
enables us to set priorities and resist impulsive actions or responses.
What is self-control
manageable threats is critical for the development of resilience.
What are coping skills
1. Notice the serve and share the child's focus of attention,
2. Return the serve by supporting and encouraging
3. Give it a name!
4. Take turns…and wait. Keep the interaction going back and forth.
5. Practice endings and beginnings
What are the 5 steps to practice serve and return
The first year of life is critical for the most normal ___ development.
Vision.
When your 18 month old wants to read the same book 10 times in a row, they are doing this...
What is gaining language and cognitive skills
the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully.
What are executive function and self-regulation skills
The capacity to adapt and thrive despite adversity develops through
What does the interaction of supportive relationships, gene expression, and adaptive biological systems provide
Help them understand the world around them and know what to expect
Why name what children are focused on
Research show at age 1 is the optimal time for children to best
What is hear?
An almost guaranteed result of taking a tired, hungry toddler to the grocery store at 5:00
What is a tantrum
Working memory, mental flexibility, and self-control
What three types of brain function the executive function and self-regulation skills depend on
a positive, adaptive response in the face of significant adversity
What is resilience
self-control and how to get along with others
What is taking turns
This is the first sense to develop in the womb around 8 weeks gestation.
What is touch?
The size of your toddler's brain at 2 is about this in comparison to an adult's brain
What is about 50%
governs our ability to retain and manipulate distinct pieces of information over short periods of time.
What is working memory
regular physical exercise, stress-reduction practices, and programs that actively build executive function and self-regulation skills
How can resilience be strengthened
Children signal when they’re done or ready to move on to a new activity.
What is practicing endings and beginnings.
It is the pathway that sends sensory information to the brain and motor (movement) information from the brain. It also helps coordinate many reflexes. Also know as your vertebrae
What is the spinal cord?
This is the official process by which connections (synapses) that aren't used are "gotten rid of"
What is pruning - it happens most of your life
enables us to set priorities and resist impulsive actions or responses.
What is self-control
What are common set of factors that predispose children to positive outcomes in the face of significant adversity.