The Infant and Toddler Handbook: Invitations for Optimum Early Development

by Castle, Kathryn

• ISBN13: 9780893340384
• ISBN10: 0893340383
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-10-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

"The Infant And Toddler Handbook" is a practical guide for parents, teachers, day care personnel, caregivers, anyone who cares for and works with children aged birth to twenty-four months. The book covers the first two years in a child's life that are vitally important to his social, emotional, physical and intellectual development and successfully incorporates the latest in child development research into activities to use with your child anytime and in any setting. The activities are developmentally sequenced and arranged by age for easy use and to ensure your child's optimal social, cognitive, and physical development. Your child deserves the best possible start in life. See that he gets it with "The Infant and Toddler Handbook!

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
What are Invitations?	p. 1
Caring and Teaching	p. 2
Infant/Toddler Development	p. 3
Introduction	p. 5
Social Development	p. 5
Motor Development	p. 5
Language Development	p. 6
Cognitive Development	p. 6
The Infant/Toddler Environment	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Trouble Spots	p. 11
Arranging Indoor Play Space	p. 12
Infant/Toddler Activity Centers	p. 13
Arranging Outdoor Play Space	p. 14
Basic Care Routines	p. 14
Toys	p. 16
Invitations	p. 20
Invitations To Look and Listen	p. 21
Introduction	p. 23
Looking and Listening Preferences	p. 23
Role of the Caregiver	p. 24
The Invitations	p. 25
Activities for Infants from Birth to 3 Months	p. 25
Activities for Infants from 3 to 6 Months	p. 30
Activities for Infants from 6 to 9 Months	p. 33
Activities for Infants from 9 to 12 Months	p. 34
Activities for Toddlers from 12 to 18 Months	p. 36
Activities for Toddlers from 18 to 24 Months	p. 37
Invitations To Touch	p. 39
Introduction	p. 41
The Invitations	p. 41
Activities for Infants from Birth to 3 Months	p. 41
Activities for Infants from 3 to 6 Months	p. 43
Activities for Infants from 6 to 9 Months	p. 45
Activities for Infants from 9 to 12 Months	p. 46
Activities for Toddlers from 12 to 18 Months	p. 47
Activities for Toddlers from 18 to 24 Months	p. 48
Invitations To Communicate	p. 51
Introduction	p. 53
Role of the Caregiver	p. 54
The Invitations	p. 55
Activities for Infants from Birth to 3 Months	p. 56
Activities for Infants from 3 to 6 Months	p. 57
Activities for Infants from 6 to 9 Months	p. 58
Activities for Infants from 9 to 12 Months	p. 59
Activities for Toddlers from 12 to 18 Months	p. 60
Activities for Toddlers from 18 to 24 Months	p. 61
Invitations To Move	p. 63
Introduction	p. 65
Up, Down and All Around	p. 65
Role of the Caregiver	p. 65
The Invitations	p. 67
Activities for Infants from Birth to 3 Months	p. 67
Activities for Infants from 3 to 6 Months	p. 69
Activities for Infants from 6 to 9 Months	p. 71
Activities for Infants from 9 to 12 Months	p. 72
Activities for Toddlers from 12 to 18 Months	p. 74
Activities for Toddlers from 18 to 24 Months	p. 75
Invitations To Discover And Solve Problems	p. 77
Introduction	p. 79
Making Things Happen	p. 79
Role of the Caregiver	p. 80
The Invitations	p. 82
Activities for Infants from Birth to 3 Months	p. 82
Activities for Infants from 3 to 6 Months	p. 84
Activities for Infants from 6 to 9 Months	p. 86
Activities for Infants from 9 to 12 Months	p. 88
Activities for Toddlers from 12 to 18 Months	p. 90
Activities for Toddlers from 18 to 24 Months	p. 92
Appendices	p. 95
List of Resources and Materials	p. 95
A System For Matching Caregiving Activities To The Child's Individual Temperament	p. 105
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