Fun Start: An idea a week to maximize your baby’s potential from birth to age 5. June Oberlander R.
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Название: Fun Start: An idea a week to maximize your baby’s potential from birth to age 5
Автор: June Oberlander R.
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Секс и семейная психология
isbn: 9780007348572
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confidence through praise and encouragement
Use the sock ball again and with both hands toss the sock ball up in eye view of the baby. Talk to the baby as you do this. Encourage the baby to look up and watch the ball as it goes up. Use the word‘up’as you say,‘Watch the ball go up.’This activity should be repeated, as well as the activity for week 24 when the concept ‘down’was stressed. The baby should be motivated to look up and watch the ball come down. Change your voice inflection each time the ball goes up as you say the word‘up’. Likewise, as the ball falls, use good voice inflection for the word‘down’.
Give the ball to the baby and encourage him to use both hands and toss the ball up. Call the child by name and praise him for any positive attempt that he makes. Help him if necessary and avoid negatives such as,‘No, no, do it this way.’ With practice, the baby will enjoy tossing the ball while you say the words ‘up’and ‘down’. Be sure to praise him for his efforts.
This activity should be repeated, as well as many of the previous activities. Doing an activity only once does not produce any mastered skills nor does it reinforce any spatial or basic concepts. Repetition is necessary.
This activity develops
further awareness of left and right
further awareness of feet and toes
free exploration
grasping coordination
enhancement of the sense of touch
Lay the baby on his back and bring his left leg up so that he can grasp his left foot. Place his left leg back down and lift the right leg so that the baby can grasp his right foot. This activity will be more interesting if a jingle bell is attached to each shoe, bootie or sock that the baby is wearing. Do this several times and talk to the baby as you move the left and right legs. The sound of the jingle bell should serve to interest the baby. Allow the baby to play with his feet and the bells. Then gently lay the left and right legs down. Does the baby repeat this activity independently? Which leg does he attempt to move first? Repeat this activity at various times and try to note which leg the baby moves first. Does he move the same leg first every time? If so, he may be showing a preference at an early age. However, it is desirable to continue to move the left leg first when you initiate this activity. This is suggested primarily to develop the concept of left and right through the sense of touch. The bells, if used, enhance the awareness of left and right through the use of sound.
Remove the baby’s shoes and socks and encourage him to play with his feet and toes. The rhyme suggested in week 22 (This Little Piggy) can be used to motivate the baby to explore his feet and toes. Babies need to be aware of their body parts and should be stimulated to explore them through the sense of touch.
This activity develops
eye-hand coordination
an interest in copying or following directions
a further understanding of the concept ‘down’
enhancement of the sense of touch
Use any four objects, such as large plastic laundry detergent caps, cotton reels or wooden blocks, for this activity. Stack the four objects and knock them down while the baby is watching. Repeat this several times. If the baby wants to help, encourage him to do so. Then, both of you knock them down. Use the word‘down’as the objects fall. Encourage the baby to stack the four objects without your help. However, if he shows signs of needing your help, by all means help him. Be sure to praise the baby for any positive responses he may show. Continue to allow the baby to stack the four objects and knock them down. Each time the objects fall, use good voice inflection to stress the word‘down’.
Throughout the week, find other objects to stack or use the same ones. Avoid using objects that the baby can swallow. Four objects are sufficient at a given time. At this age, too many objects to stack may cause excessive stimulation.
When the child is older, cut several squares or rectangles from cardboard or polystyrene meat trays that are large enough to support the detergent caps. Assemble additional detergent caps, cotton reels or wooden blocks and use these to balance or stabilise a higher stack.
This activity develops
the small hand muscles
enhancement of listening
the desire to copy or attempt a task independently
an awareness of the concept ‘inside’
Use any kind of paper that has been cut in squares of approximately 30 × 30 centimetres. Newspaper may be used, but remember the ink smears. Take one of the squares of paper and show it to the baby. Ball it up in your hands and make as much noise with the paper as you possibly can. Use another square of paper and ball it up close to the baby’s ear so that the baby can hear the crumpling sound better. Give the baby a piece of paper and encourage the baby to ball it up. If it is necessary, ball up a square of paper simultaneously to make sure that the baby understands what you want him to do. Repeat this activity as long as the baby remains interested. If there is no interest, try again later.
If the baby has been cooperative, encourage him to help you put the balls of paper in the rubbish or waste paper bin. Make a game of it by alternating with the baby in putting the balls in the bin. Praise the baby for any positive attempt that he makes.
At another time, choose a large toy and show it to the baby. Place the toy inside a box that has been stuffed with crushed paper. Close the box and encourage the baby to open it and find the hidden toy inside. The noise of the crushed paper will interest the baby. However, he may need help at first in finding the hidden toy. Repeat this activity and allow the baby to attempt to find the hidden toy independently. Praise him for any positive response. This helps to develop confidence and a good self-image. For further interest, you can change the object that is to be hidden in the box.
This activity develops
listening
an understanding of the concept ‘inside’
eye-hand coordination
association skills
Use a container such as a shoe box, tin or something СКАЧАТЬ