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WELCOME TO THE WEBINAR

WELCOME TO THE WEBINAR We will be starting soon. Please be sure your audio is set up following the steps outlined below. Click on Tools Click on Audio Click on Audio Set Up Wizard Follow the Instructions. RELATIONSHIPS. The Heart of Infant Toddler Caregiving. OBJECTIVES.

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  1. WELCOME TO THE WEBINAR • We will be starting soon. Please be sure your audio is set up following the steps outlined below. • Click on Tools • Click on Audio • Click on Audio Set Up Wizard • Follow the Instructions

  2. RELATIONSHIPS The Heart of Infant Toddler Caregiving

  3. OBJECTIVES • Discuss the centrality of relationships in development for infants and toddlers • Describe the impact of relationships on the social-emotional development of infants and toddlers • Explain concepts of relationship-based practice as part of infant and toddler caregiving

  4. QUOTE 1 All learning takes place in the context of relationships and is critically affected by the quality of those relationships. ~ Norman-Murch

  5. THE DANCE

  6. PICKING A PARTNER

  7. TEMPERAMENT

  8. WHERE AM I FROM? • Cultural Influences • Feeding and nutrition • Sleep patterns • Positioning of infant/toddler • Language and communication • Values, goals, priorities • Extended family

  9. THE THEORY

  10. ERIKSON • Trust vs. Mistrust • Birth to 1 year • Responsive care to build trust • Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt • 1-3 years • Increasing independence

  11. BARRIERS

  12. Scenario 1 18-month-old Juan is new to the program. He cries when his mother leaves after dropping him at the center. • What is a potential barrier to developing trust in this situation? • What is a caregiver response that can help to promote trust?

  13. Scenario 2 Andrea is intently engaged in the sandbox. It is time for the group to go inside to begin preparing for lunch. • What is a potential barrier to developing trust in this situation? • What is a caregiver response that can help to promote trust?

  14. Scenario 3 In an infant/toddler room, Ms. Sally is leaving to attend a class. Ms. Tara enters to cover for her and has brought a new book that she is excited about sharing with the children. Ms. Tara loudly asks the children to come to the reading area so she can read them the new book. The children are not interested. • What is a potential barrier to developing trust in this situation? • What is a caregiver response that can help to promote trust?

  15. QUOTE 2 A secure attachment occurs when the child perceives the attachment figure as available and responsive when needed. ~ Cassidy

  16. THE TIES THAT BIND • Secure vs. Insecure attachments • Foundation for life • Criteria • Provision of physical and emotional care • Continuity or consistency • Emotional investment

  17. ATTACHMENT QUOTES • “Virtually all infants develop close emotional bonds, or attachments, to those who regularly care for them in the early years of life.” • “Infants and toddlers in child care form attachment relationships with their non-parental caregivers.” • “…Relationships are the organizing focus of all early development.”

  18. THE CHILD’S FIRST TEACHER

  19. CAREGIVER and PARENT • Continuity across settings • Caregiver and parent • Parallel process • Strengthening families

  20. QUOTE 3 Young children’s relationships with their primary caregivers have a major impact on their cognitive, linguistic, emotional, social and moral development. These relationships are most growth promoting when they are warm, nurturing, individualized, responsive in a contingent and reciprocal manner, and characterized by a high level of ‘goodness of fit’. ~ National Research Council

  21. RELATIONSHIP BASED PRACTICE

  22. 7 PRINCIPLES • Respect • Sensitivity • Commitment • Mutual Goals • Open Communication • Reflection • Setting Standards

  23. WAA • WATCH-observethe child • ASK-what do these observations mean? • ADAPT-respond to the child

  24. THE GREAT DEBATE

  25. PROS • Like families • Learn from older children • Learn empathy • Leadership

  26. CONS • Toddlers w/infants • We’ve never done it this way • Challenging environment

  27. EVALUATION

  28. PD CERTIFICATE • This Professional Development session will appear on your PD History on the PA Key website within 2-4 weeks. • You will be able to print your certificate after we have received the Reflection Tool and Survey Monkey evaluation.

  29. SURVEY MONKEY • Please complete the Reflection Tool and email it to me at slcohick@stepcorp.org within 5 business days. • Additionally, please complete the following evaluation on Survey Monkey to provide feedback regarding this session. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DZCFLSH

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