Infancy & Toddlerhood: Discussion Guidelines

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Will you choose medicated or </div> <div> nonmedicated delivery?  How did you weigh the advantages and disadvantages of all birthing methods?</div> <bR> <div> What will you do to prepare for birth?  What will be your mental state and how will you prepare physically and </div> <div> spiritually to handle contractions and birth?</div> <bR> <div> Who will attend the actual childbirth?  Will you video the event?</div> <bR> <div> How will you celebrate the newcomer?  How did you choose a name?</div> <bR> <div> What happens to the newborn after birth? What medical, neurological and behavioral assessments are</div> <div> provided?</div> <bR> <div> How is the newborn helped to adjust to life outside of the womb?  What will you do as parents to assist the </div> <div> newborn with this adjustment?</div> <bR> <div> Describe the newborn’s physical appearance?  What are some possible complications of childbirth –</div> <div> and complications after childbirth?</div> <bR> <div> What are your newborn’s sensory capacities?</div> <bR> <div> How much did pregnancy and birth cost you and your spouse?</div> <bR> <div> Will you breast feed or use formula?  Why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of both?</div> <div> Some people breast feed up to 3 years and some up to 6 years.  How long will you breast feed your baby?</div> <bR> <div> What are the critical things you need to know about newborns during the first 3 months of life?</div> <bR> <div> How will you interpret the signals of the baby?  What are the eating and sleeping patterns? </div> <div> How will you learn about the baby’s preferences for foods, locations, people, toys?</div> <bR> <div> How will you begin to develop the baby’s temperament and personality?</div> <bR> <div> What are the effects of the environment on your baby’s growth and development? </div> <div> Will your baby have special rooms or environments in your home?  Describe them.</div> <bR> <div> What else should you know about early physical development?</div> <bR> <div> Will your baby sleep with you or in the room with you and Dad? Will there be a crib or bassinet? </div> <div>  How will you weigh the advantages and disadvantages of having baby sleep in your bed?</div> <bR> <div> Are there dangers of putting babies in cribs early on?  If you do decide to use a crib, </div> <div> how will you lay your baby?</div> <bR> <div> What other toys, cribs, supplies, furniture is necessary?</div> <bR> <div> Describe brain development during infancy?  How will you promote your baby’s brain and </div> <div> cognitive development?</div> <bR> <div> How will you test your baby’s reflexes?</div> <bR> <div> How will you assess and support your baby’s  motor development?</div> <bR> <div> How do baby’s develop language?  What will you do to promote language development? </div> <div> Will you use baby talk and motherese?  Why or why not?</div> <bR> <div> What are some tests you can use to assess your baby’s language and cognitive development?</div> <bR> <div> How will you assess your baby’s ability to process and understand information in infancy and toddlerhood?</div> <bR> <div> How will you use the six developmental priming mechanisms to pave the way for normal </div> <div> cognitive and psychosocial development and help make your toddler ready for school?</div> <bR> <div> What theories and stages are important for you to consult in this developmental period of</div> <div> infancy and toddlerhood?</div> <bR> <div> How will you assess the emotional characteristics of your baby?  What will you do to encourage </div> <div> the development of balanced emotions and an even temperament?</div> <bR> <div> How will you and spouse divide up responsibilities and roles for nurturing the baby during </div> <div> these critical first three years?  What will be your specific roles and responsibilities?</div> <bR> <div> How do infants gain trust in their world and form attachments?</div> <bR> <div> How will you and Dad communicate with your baby?</div> <bR> <div> When will there be family time for parents and baby together?</div> <bR> <div> How will you contribute to your baby’s emerging sense of self and development of competency?</div> <bR> <div> How do toddlers develop autonomy and standards for socially acceptable behavior?  </div> <div> What will you and spouse do to encourage this aspect of development?</div> <bR> <div> How will you deal with the “positive twos” that your child will go through?</div> <bR> <div> Will you mother or father stay home for a while with baby?  For how long?  How might parental </div> <div> employment and early child care affect infants’ and toddlers’ development?  Explain the rationale for </div> <div> your decision about going to work or staying home with baby? If you decide to work what will you do</div> <div> with the baby? If you decide on daycare, how will you select a good daycare program?</div> <bR> <div> Your baby is now 3 years old, what educational preparation and support are you providing? </div> <div> What educational materials, toys, games, etc, do you have in your home environment?</div> <bR> <div> What will be your baby’s nutritional program? Will you allow the child to eat junk food?  Candy? </div> <div> Does the toddler yet have an immune system?</div> <bR> <div> How often will your baby get medical check-ups?  </div> <bR> <div> In what social environments will you place your child in these early years, if any?</div> <bR> <div> What support systems will you establish to help with the socialization and nurturing of your child?</div> </td> </tr></table></body>