Unit 1 You and Others 80
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Chapter Review Chapter Review
Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. What are three ways you can
prepare to babysit a child for the
fi rst time?
2. How can you help a gifted child
when you are babysitting?
3. Use + to identify the traits that
describe infants at birth. Use –
to identify the traits that do not
describe infants at birth.
A. Is completely dependent.
B. Has strong muscles.
C. Needs support for head.
D. Can control actions.
E. Uses refl ex movements.
4. How do babies communicate
their needs?
5. What do toddlers need to feel
confi dent?
6. What are two reasons toddlers
may say no a lot?
7. List three ways you can calm
preschoolers who become upset
when you correct their behavior.
8. How do infants learn to speak?
9. Give an example of how you
can help a child learn about
numbers.
10. What should you do if a child
does not sit quietly during a
time-out?
21st Century Skills 21st Century Skills
11. Initiative and Self-Direction.
You will be working as a
babysitter three mornings
a week during the summer
months. Maria is four years old.
Her mother has a home offi ce
and needs the time to take care
of her real estate business. When
you met with Maria’s mother,
she asked you to plan activities
that would promote a preschool
child’s development. Create a
list of activities you could do
with Maria to aid in her physical,
intellectual, emotional, and
social growth and development.
Present your ideas to the class.
12. Information Literacy. Visit
the website for the American
Association of Poison Control
Centers, to locate the Poison
Control Center in your area. Find
the telephone number and list
the tips to protect children from
poisons in the home.
Core Skills Core Skills
13. Writing. Write a short
instructional guide about a
situation between a toddler
and a babysitter in which
the toddler keeps saying no.
Explain in your guide how
the babysitter should deal
with this situation. Assume
that you will be giving your
instructional guide to peers who
are interested in babysitting.
14. Speaking. Choose a
developmental task
you would like to help
preschoolers learn. Select
several games designed