Toddlers are challenging.....

Please complete the following sentence ~

A toddler is challenging because.......

Chapter 4

Please read Chapter 4 do Notes and Terms and answer the following questions.
1.  Name and briefly describe the 3 stages of labor ~
2.  Sensitive care can help preterm infants recover, but they are less likely than full term newborns to receive such care.  Why?
3.  List factors discussed in this chapter and in chapter 3 that increase the chances that an infant will be born underwieght.  How many of these factors could be prevented by better health care for the expectant mothers?
4.  Reflect ~ Many people object to the use of extra-ordinary medical measures to save extrememly low-birth-weight babies because of thier high risk for persistent, serious developmental problems.  Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
5. Reflect ~ Are newborns more competent than you thought they were before you read this chapter? Which of their capacities most surprised you? Why?
6.  Explain how persisting postpartum depression seriously impairs children's development.

Observing Your Child ~

In Google docs ~ Describe the child you are observing in the 4 developmental domains (physical, social, emotional, intellectual). Also include why you chose this particular child. Ask questions of 4 other class members.

Due Friday 12/9/11
**I will share a doc in google for you to use.**

***This is also a CCV assignment****

Carrying a Baby on your Back

People have been strapping babies to their bodies for thousands of years.  In Somalia, women tie their babies securely to thier backs with long, colorful scarves.  In Nepal, mothers carry thier babies in a garment that also holds money and tools, the Inuit people of the Canadian Arctic can snuggle thier babies in furry linings of their parkas.  In this country, active parents take infants shopping and hiking in various types of slings or backpack carriers.  Researchers have found that stimulating experiences such as exposure to sounds, smells, and colors, actually help infants' brain connections grow.  

Write up~ "Wearing" a baby protects him/her from danger and promotes bonding.  What other purposes might it serve?  How do you think "wearing" a baby affects the development of an infant?  Give at least 3 examples.  How does being carried change a child's view of and interaction with the world?

***Use complete sentences and explain your answers.***