Power point for life

1. Power point for life Ella Vardeman

2. Baby Nursery

3. Bed and Mattress Baby bed- $350 Baby mattress- $109

4. Car seat Car Seat- $190

5. Stroller Stroller- $350

6. Burp a Baby • Sit upright with the baby against your chest • Hold your baby sitting up on your lap or on your knee • Lay or baby on your lap on it’s belly • Then gently rub and pat your baby’s back until they burp • Make sure you have a towel or blanket!

7. Breast-feeding tips • If your hospital has a breast-feeding class, consider attending it • Watch the clock to see how long your baby is nursing, so you have an estimate of how long it will take

8. Breastfeeding Tips • Don’t get frustrated • Drink cold water through a straw while the baby is latching on, it defers the pain

9. Breastfeeding Tips • Just relax • Find things to do while your nursing, like magazines or movies

10. How to diaper a baby • Get your supplies together and wash your hands • Always keep one hand on your baby

11. How to Diaper a Baby 3. Wipe from front to back 4. Swap dirty diaper for a clean one

12. How to Diaper a Baby 5. Use your fingers to test the fit 6. Get rid of used supplies 7. Make sure to wash your hands again afterwards

13. Reflexes Reflexes are a involuntary action you do naturally because your body automatically does it. For example, if something looks like it is going to hit your face, you flinch or automatically move your head or block the object. When you do something without thinking, instinctually, it is a reflex.

14. Rooting Reflex • This reflex causes babies to turn their heads toward anything that touches their faces • Rooting helps babies find food sources such as bottles or nipples • As soon as an object is near enough to a baby’s head the response is triggered • However this reflex disappears around three to four months

15. Moro Reflex • As known as the startle reflex • It occurs with a baby is startled by a loud noise or a sudden movement and they throw their arms and legs outward in response. Then quickly draw their arms together and cry • This reflex usually disappears by the first six months

16. Palmar Grasp Reflex • This reflex occurs when something touches the baby’s palm (ex: your finger) and they grasp it • Usually they grasp hard enough that you could easily pull them up into a sitting position • Babies have no control of this response, so they may let go suddenly • The reflex weakens after the first three to four months, but it is gone completely after the first year

17. Babinski Reflex • This reflex is present at birth for babies who were born at full term • This occurs when you stroke the sole of the foot and the toes turn out and curl and their foot will twist in • This reflex lasts for the first year after birth

18. Stepping or Walking Reflex • This reflex can be observed in full-term babies • When a baby is held in the walking position, they will move and lift their feet as if to walk • This reflex disappears two to three months after birth and babies learn to walk voluntarily late in the first year

19. Failure to Thrive • Refers to an infant or a child that isn’t gaining weight the way they should • Failure to thrive effects not only physical growth, but mental growth as well • Caused by environment or genetics

20. SIDS • SIDS is when an infant dies for no apparent reason • Infants are at high risk for SIDS when they sleep • No one is exactly sure what causes it • Also known as crib or cot death

21. Toys for Motor Skills

22. Toy for Gross Motor Skills • It provides something for infants to reach for • They can improve their crawling and leg and arm movements by chasing it • Improve arm movements by rolling and throwing

23. Toy for Fine Motor Skills • Improves small hand movements such as: • Grabbing • Reaching • Placing objects • Moving objects around

24. Self Awareness • Infants can see the relation between their movements and the ones in the mirror • Infants can become aware of who it is in the mirror • Shows infants what they look like

25. The Brain

26. Frontal Lobe • Helps make decisions • Recognizes consequences of actions • Retains long-term memories

27. Parietal Lobe • Relating sensory information from other parts of the body • Mathematics

28. Temporal Lobe • Auditory processing • Comprehension • Naming • Verbal skills

29. Occipital Lobe • Processes what you see • Analyzes color, movement, and objects • Depth perception

30. Left Brain • Better at language • Logical • Good at critical thinking • Better with math • Good at reasoning

31. Right Brain • Emotional • Musical • Good at reading emotions • Color and images • Creative • Good sense of intuition

32. Jean Piaget • Who? • Swiss developmental psychologist • What is his theory? • That children develop in four phases, each child goes through each of these phases, but it may be at different times • When? • He was born August 9th, 1836 • He died September 16th, 1980 • Why? • His theory is important, because according to him, children learn differently in different phases and by knowing this we can teach and raise our children in a way that is more beneficial to them.

33. Careers in Early Childhood Elementary School Teacher

34. Job Description • Teach students (grades k-5) the skills and knowledge they need to know based on state standards • Manage the students in their classroom and resolve conflicts and problems

35. Salary • As a national average: • $42,962 a year starting out as a teacher • More experienced teachers (depending on the school) may be paid (on average) up to $62,207 a year