Learning How My Baby Tries to Tell Me Things
Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Topics: Early Years (Birth-5), Thinking, Learning, and the Senses (Age 0-1), Communicating with Children
- Check all the things your baby does to let you know he/she is hungry.
- Yawns
- Frets or fusses
- Smiles
- Coos
- Cries
- Sucks her hand
- Doesn't eat
- Looks at your face
- Turns his/her head away from you
- Moves his/her arms and legs a lot
- Gets very quiet and still
- Sleeps more than usual
- Check all the things your baby does to let you know he/she is wet.
- Yawns
- Frets or fusses
- Smiles
- Coos
- Cries
- Sucks her hand
- Doesn't eat
- Looks at your face
- Turns his/her head away from you
- Moves his/her arms and legs a lot
- Gets very quiet and still
- Sleeps more than usual
- Check all the things your baby does to tell you he/she is sleepy.
- Yawns
- Frets or fusses
- Smiles
- Coos
- Cries
- Sucks her hand
- Doesn't eat
- Looks at your face
- Turns his/her head away from you
- Moves his/her arms and legs a lot
- Gets very quiet and still
- Sleeps more than usual
- Check all the things your baby does to tell you he/she is ready to play.
- Turns his/her head away from you
- Moves his/her arms and legs
- Coos
- Frets or fusses
- Smiles
- Looks at your face
- Gets very quiet and still
- Eyes get wider
- Check all the things your baby does to tell you he/she needs a break.
- Turns his/her head away from you
- Sucks his/her hand
- Fusses or cries
- Yawns
- Smiles
- Pulls away from you
- Looks at your face
Excerpted From:
Excerpt from Young Children with Special Needs, by S.R. Hooper & W. Umansky, 2009 edition, p. 295-296.
© 2009, Merrill, an imprint of Pearson Education Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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