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Child Care & Parenting Skills
Growth
and development
According to the Washington State Infant Toddler Early Intervention
Program, the following are indications of healthy development for
your child.
Birth
to 3 months: lifts head and chest when lying on his stomach,
moves her arms and legs easily, follows movement by turning his
head sid to side, looks at you, watches your face, makes gurgling
sounds and smiles in response to your smile or talk.
3
to 6 months: plays with feet when on her back, holds his
head upright and steady without support, rolls from stomach to back
and back to stomach, plays with own hands by touching them together,
reaches for a toy, turns her head toward sounds, and laughs out
loud.
6 to
12 months: pulls himself to stand up with some help, sits
without help while playing with toys, transfers objects from one
hand to another, feeds herself finger food, imitates waving goodbye,
lets you know his needs with motions or sounds, and knows parents
from strangers.
12 to
18 months: walks alone, picks up small objects, puts objects
in and dumps from containers, feeds himself with a spoon, says 2
or 3 different words besides "mama" or "dada",
asks for things using words, and holds and drinks from a cup with
some spilling.
18 months
to 2 years: walks up and down stairs with hand held, scribbles,
moves body to music, puts two words together, begins to ask questions,
takes off socks and shoes, looks at story book pictures with an
adult, and mimics another child's play.
2 to
3 years: walks well, runs, stops, steps up, squats down,
uses spoon and cups by herself, names five to six body parts on
himself, takes part in simple conversation, uses 2 to 3 word sentences
often, and can answer simple "what" and "what do"
questions.
For more information
on child development, visit www.wa.gov/dshs/iteip/iteip.html
or call 800.322.2588. (800.833.6388 TTY)
Protecting
your child
The
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Heath Center recommends teaching
your children the following skills to protect them from sexual abuse
and other unsafe situations:
- knowing
their full names, phone number and address.
- knowing
never to get into a car or go with someone they don't know
- knowing that
if they ever get lost in a public place, not to wander around
- to never
assist adults. Your child should always get an adult to help the
adult.
- knowing the
correct terms for all their body parts so they are comfortable
with their own bodies and have the vocabulary to talk about a
touching problem.
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