Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 10 Social-Emotional Development in the First Year 299 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.