Infant Reflexes & Cues
Stages of Play
Elements of Language
Environment
Attachment
100

A baby’s toes fan out when the sole of the foot is stroked from heel to toe.

What is Babinski

100

Your child watches other children play and isn’t interacting with them. This is not the same as being shy—a child in this stage is standing back, usually within eyesight and earshot of the other children playing, and taking it all in. The purpose of this play is to watch and learn from others. Your child will then experiment with the same or similar type of play when they’re ready.

What is Onlooker Play

100

The rules of meaning within the language. The smallest unit of meaning in a language is called a morpheme. Morphemes are meaningful combinations of phonemes.

What is Morphology

100

When a child shows fear and anxiety in their environment

Cry, upset, shaking and fidgeting 

100

A baby may or may not cry when the mother leaves, but when she returns the baby wants to be with her; if the baby has been crying it stops.

What is Secure Attachement

200

When a baby’s cheek is stroked, it turns its head toward the stroking and opens its mouth.

What is Rooting

200

Known as the first stage of social interaction, preschoolers in this stage are beginning to focus on other people playing and not only their own work. However, they aren’t focused on a common goal. They might share toys but they are not playing together to achieve an end point.

The last and most advanced of the six stages, cooperative play is marked by children playing together with shared goals. There will be rules about how to play, possibly assigned roles, problem solving, and lots of negotiation as they work to play “house” or build a fort.

What is Associative Play 

Cooperative Play

200

The communicative functions of language and the rules that lead to effective communication. 

What is Pragmatics

200

When a child runs, jumps and plays outside. What is this developmental area called.

What is Gross Motor Skills

200

The baby seems confused when the mother leaves, and when she returns seems not to really understand what is happening.

What is Disorganized Attachement

300

A baby throws its arms out and then inward (as if embracing) in response to a loud noise or when its head falls.

What is Moro

300

Think of an awake newborn laying on a blanket and moving their arms, legs, feet, or head. These children are learning what it feels like to move their body in the world around them. Making sudden random movements.

What is Unoccupied Play

300

The sounds of language. About 200 different sounds are used in all know spoken languages.

What is Phonology

300

When a parent allows usage of television, video games, phones. Experiencing blue light in the child environment. What should be avoided.

1. Limit time of television and video games

2. Turn off TV

3. Play Board Games

4. Nature Walk Go to the Playground

300

The baby is upset when the other leaves, remains upset or even angry when she returns, and is difficult to console.

What is Resistant Attachment

400

A baby sucks when an object is placed in its mouth.

What is Sucking & Swallowing

400

This type of play is what many people first think of when they imagine toddlers playing. In this play, two children sit very near each other, each focused on their own activity, and neither child’s play impacts the other. If you’re thinking this stage sounds much like solitary play, that’s true. The difference is that parallel play involves multiple children close to each other, each doing their own activity. Solitary players are alone in their own area.

What is Parallel Play

400

The rules that specify how words are combined to form sentences.

What is Syntax

400
Accordingly to Licensing Registry how many hours of outside play should an infant child receive 

60 Minutes Rain or Shine

400

The baby is not visibly upset when the mother leaves and when she returns may ignore her by looking or turning away.

What is Avoidant Attachment
500

A baby grasps an object placed in the palm of its hand.

What is Palmar

500

The child is playing by themselves and is not aware of others that may be playing around them. Children engaging in this play are maintaining focus on their own activity. Consider a child of this age playing with a ball or stuffed animal while another sibling plays with their own toys in a different part of the same room.

What is Solitary Play

500

The study of words and their meanings.

What is Semantics

500

How can a Early Childhood Educator be able to help parents and other caregivers that suffers with high separation disorder.

Help the parent understand that once the good byes are said the departure should be immediate Allow the child his or her feelings Have something interesting for them set up so when they are ready they can easily get involved.

500

A child who is left alone in a crib not having much love and often gets basic needs met. But left abandoned 

What is Dissociated Attachment