Physical
What is the last organ to develop?
Lungs
For an infant, who are they most likely to trust or to care for
Caregiver/Parent
These 5 senses strengthen and develop as the infant grows, learns, and explores the world
Sight
Sound
Smell
Taste
Touch
What is a way that babies communicate with others?
Smile, cry, interact
Which of the 5 senses does a baby have during pregnancy and is born with?
Hearing
When a baby cries list 2 things they may want:
Wants to:
1. Eat
2. Be burped
3. Be Help
4. Be rocked
What is something, as a parent, you can do to help an infant learn a strong, correct vocabulary?
Read to them
Speak normally in detailed sentences or phases
What are the easiest words for a baby to say/babble
(These are the most popular first words of an infant)
MaMa and DaDa
What is the test doctors perform on the newborn 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth to decide if more medical help needs to be provided?
What is the worst thing to do in response to your baby crying?
Scream, get nervous or scared, get angry or aggressive
Being worried or overwhelmed could make the baby feel worse.
Which reflex helps an infant to learn and explore by putting things in their mouth?
Rooting is the reflex
What happens when there are many people around an infant that isn't used to many people or maybe it's just too loud?
It becomes overwhelmed and can start to cry
Who & What determines the shape of a newborn's head?
Who: Parent/Caregiver
What: Type of birth; how they lay; how they are held
This helps keep a child comfortable by doing things at the same time each day
Routine or consistency
What are some common activities that can stimulate cognitive development in infants?
Peekaboo, looking at pictures/picture books, sensory play
How do babies learn language?
By hearing it
When babies are born, they can't see very far away; what is the average age at which they develop a farther-away vision?
About 4 months old
How do infants learn to trust someone?
When they are crying or need something, if someone response to them consistently, helping fix and calm that need the trust will begin to form.
What is it called when an infant doesn't physically see an object but it still exists in its mind; "out of sight, out of mind"
Object Permanence
What role does play have in an infant's social development?
It teaches them to play with others, explore the things around them, and teaches them to share and interact