Child Development
This type of speech includes using made-up words and gibberish to communicate.
What is baby talk?
Poultry, eggs, lean meat, soy, and seafood are examples of this food group.
What is protein?
This activity encourages children to develop listening skills, it increases their vocabularies, and provides them with form of representation.
What is reading?
When boundaries are _, we can identify our own limits, be confident in our opinions, and stand up for ourselves when necessary.
What is healthy?
Because every child is different, speaking to a _ about their nutritional needs is best.
What is a primary care physician/doctor?
This activity can aid children in developing listening and comprehension skills.
What is reading?
Breads, pasta, oatmeal, and rice belong to this food group.
What is whole grains?
To prevent overstimulation and promote restfulness, televisions should be kept out of this room.
What is the bedroom?
This type of boundary involves personal space and touch.
What are physical boundaries?
Putting toys away, cleaning spills, and getting the mail are _ that children can aid with as toddlers.
What are chores?
Unlike social media, which can decrease this ability due to its quick and immediate nature, reading to a child and having them listen for longer amounts of time can increase their _.
What is attention span?
Most children in the United States have too much of this in their diet. Examples of foods that have this in excess include canned foods, potato chips, and processed foods.
What is sodium?
Allowing your child to pick what toy to play with is an example of giving them a simple _.
What is choice?
This type of boundary involves money and other possessions.
What are material boundaries?
These types of boundaries allow us to form our own thoughts and help us to navigate discussions and debates. Healthy ones allow us to hold independent opinions, giving us confidence in our own stances. Ones that are too rigid, however, may cause us to become too set in our ways, unable to grow or change when presented with new information or a new perspective.
What are mental boundaries?
The term for when a child has not developed empathy yet, and as a result, the needs and perspective of others are not understood.
What is egocentric/egocentrism?
Examples include brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, and honey.
What is added sugar?
Children under this age should not be given access to screen time.
What is two?
When you have _ boundaries with your child, you may live through your child vicariously, overshare your life with them like they are your friend, and do for your child what they can do for themselves.
What are blurred boundaries?
When children are being punished for their behavior, any _ should be directly correlated with their behavior.
What are consequences?
This type of speech is characterized by higher-pitched speaking, defined intonation, slower speech, proper grammar, and real words.
What is parentese?
Butter, full-fat dairy products, and red meat are common examples of this type of fat.
What is saturated fats?
According to the CDC, children ages three through five should be getting this many hours of sleep.
What is 10-13?
This type of unhealthy boundary can cause people to become closed-off and can prevent the development of long-lasting relationships.
What are rigid boundaries?
Teaching children about their _ allows them to communicate more effectively when someone makes the physically uncomfortable.
What are their bodies?