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18. Listening and speaking. Interview two parents
about the expanding social worlds of their
babies. Prepare your list of interview questions
in advance. Some questions might include:
Besides parents, who are other important people
in your baby’s life? How did your baby react
to siblings and other children? Did your baby
become attached to an object? After the interview,
consider what the parents’ responses tell you
about the differences in the social-emotional
development of their babies. Report your findings
to the class in an oral report.
19. CTE Career Readiness Practice. Suppose you
work in an infant day care center where ensuring
the health and safety of the children in your
charge is of utmost importance. One day, you
notice one of your coworkers becoming frustrated
with a fussy infant and responding harshly to
the infant’s crying. In response, the infant cries
more loudly, and, fearing that your coworker may
shake the infant, you offer to hold the infant for a
while. You finish the day without saying anything
about the incident to anyone, but that night, you
start to wonder if you should mention the incident
to your supervisor. You begin to ask yourself,
“Did I act responsibly by not talking to my boss
about my coworker’s behavior? Could I be legally
liable, if abuse occurred, and I didn’t report it?” In
small groups, discuss this scenario. What is the
responsible thing to do in this situation? Role-
play a conversation in which you respond to the
dilemma in an appropriate way.
Observations
20. In small groups, listen to recordings or videos
of infants crying. If possible, listen to videos
where caregivers respond to infants’ cries. Then,
individually, try to determine what each infant cry
is communicating. Is the infant crying angrily?
Is the infant afraid? Observe how the caregiver
responds to the cry and assess how accurate
your interpretations were. Afterward, reflect as a
group on how caregivers learn to understand and
respond to infants’ cries.
21. Observe an infant with a parent or regular caregiver.
How does the baby demonstrate attachment?
How does the adult encourage attachment? Write
a short report answering these questions, and
then present your report to the class.
13. Technology and science. Use Internet
sources to search for information about how
brain development affects social-emotional
development in the first year. Create an electronic
presentation of your findings to share with the
class. Adhere to all copyright laws and cite any
sources you may use for the presentation.
14. Research and writing. Using reliable online or
print resources, research how social-emotional
development during infancy affects a person as
a child, as an adolescent, and as an adult. As
you conduct your research, assess the reliability
of your sources, and compile a bibliography with
citations in APA style. Take notes about facts
or concepts that interest you and then compare
notes with a partner. After discussing your
findings, write a collaborative four- to five-page
essay detailing your findings and comparing them
to the information in your textbook. Include a
cumulative bibliography with your essay.
15. Art and speaking. In small groups, review the
social-emotional milestones children achieve
within the first year of life. Then, using art supplies
or electronic resources, collaborate to create
an easy-to-follow visual representation of the
milestones a baby achieves during each month in
infancy. Your illustration should include drawings
or pictures of children achieving milestones during
each month, and should be an effective study
tool and synthesis of the information you learned
in this chapter. After completing your illustration,
present it to the class and make it available for
other students to reference while studying.
16. Writing. Write a one- or two-page brochure
about the importance of trust in the infant’s life.
Incorporate Erikson’s psychosocial theory and
explain how adults can promote trust in the
infant. Check your brochure for correct spelling,
grammar, and punctuation.
17. Reading and writing. Using online or print
resources, find personal accounts of new parents
caring for an infant who is twelve months old
or younger. Read three of these accounts and
take notes about the infants’ social-emotional
development and the interactions between the
caregivers and infants described. Then, using
what you have learned in this chapter, write a
short essay relating these stories to infants’ social-
emotional development and evaluating whether the
infant-adult interactions are positive or negative.