Assignment #2

Developmental domain

Milestone

(CDC, 2019)

Importance of milestone

Family strategy 1

Family strategy 2

Cognitive

Looks for things they see you hide

Begins to build memory skills which leads towards recall (TS Gold, 2010)

Play hide-and-seek with the child

(CDC, 2019)

Hide objects under blankets or furniture, within reach of child

Social

Shy or nervous with strangers

Child has made new experiences and can distinguish between familiar people and strangers

Allow for time to get to know a new caretaker (CDC, 2019)

Take a favorite object with child when meeting someone new (CDC, 2019)

Emotional

Clingy with familiar adults

The child is using the adult as a secure base as they begin to explore their surroundings (TS Gold, 2010)

Stay near child as they become more mobile (CDC, 2019)

Pay attention to how child reacts to new situations and people

(CDC, 2019)

Physical

Pulls up to stand and walks while holding on

Child holds on in order to begin gaining balance

Provide safe places for child to explore in home

(CDC, 2019)

Get child a push toy such as a wagon or push car

(CDC, 2019)

Language

Tries to repeat spoken words

In repeating sounds, babies begin to make connection between sound and object it stands for (Zero to Three, 2019)

Build on what child attempts to say: “Yes, fire truck is red” when child makes /r/ sound

(CDC, 2019)

Use self-talk to describe own actions such as, “I am getting a spoon from the kitchen.”

Developmental domain

Milestone (CDC, 2019)

Importance of milestone

Family strategy 1

Family strategy 2

Cognitive

Begins to sort shapes and colors

Matching similar objects leads towards beginning to sort by different attributes (TS Gold, 2010)

During play, name shapes and colors (CDC, 2019)

Model sorting shapes by finding similarly shaped objects in room

Social

Begins to include other children in play

Including other children in play begins to develop social skills such as sharing and negotiation

On play dates, provide lots of toys for more than once child (CDC, 2019)

Watch interaction and step in during conflict

(CDC, 2019)

Emotional

Shows increasing independence

Doing things for self will begin to develop confidence in meeting own needs

(TS Gold, 2010)

Include child in simple chores such as sweeping (CDC, 2019)

Praise child for independent work and good behaviors

(CDC, 2019)

Physical

Kicks a ball

Kicking a stationary ball develops gross motor skills, leads towards kicking with a fluid motion

(TS Gold, 2010)

Kick a ball back and forth with child (CDC, 2019)

Allow child to kick balls of different size and material

Language

Says sentences with 2-4 words

Speaking in short sentences leads towards speaking in complete sentences and becoming more easily understood (TS Gold, 2010)

Encourage the child to use words instead of pointing (CDC, 2019)

Do not correct child after incorrect speech, model correct language

(CDC, 2019)

Developmental domain

Milestone (CDC, 2019)

Importance of milestone

Family strategy 1

Family strategy 2

Cognitive

Plays make-believe with dolls and people

Children learn and make meaning through play

Provide materials for child to act out a familiar scenario

Follow child’s lead in make-believe play

(CDC, 2019)

Social

Shows concern for a friend

The child is recognizing emotions of someone else and beginning to show sympathy

Help the child understand another’s feelings through explanation (Zero to Three, 2019)

Practice making faces of different emotion with the child in a mirror

Emotional

Separates easily from mom and dad

Child is gaining internal security and showing confidence in separation. More ready to learn in a school setting.

Set a routine and follow it when regularly separating, such as school

Give a hug, say “goodbye” and leave when dropping off child

Physical

Runs easily

Able to begin to make more complex movements, like through obstacle course (TS Gold, 2010)

Play outside often with child such as a park (Zero to Three, 2019)

Have a race with your child when space available

Language

Has conversation using 2-3 sentences

Able to share more information and moving towards maintaining longer conversations (TS Gold, 2010)

Encourage your child to expand an answer when asking about their likes or dislikes

Ask questions that require more than a yes or no

(Zero to Three, 2019)

Developmental domain

Milestone (CDC, 2019)

Importance of milestone

Family strategy 1

Family strategy 2

Cognitive

Understands the idea of counting

Foundation of counting is the building block of mathematics

Have child count a group of any objects, like Cheerios. Ask ‘How many are there?’

While walking around home, see how many steps it takes to get from one room to another

Social

Cooperates with other children

Able to enter in or invite to play with others and then works towards a common goal

(TS Gold, 2010)

During play dates, let child solve problems with friends (CDC, 2019)

Encourage child to share toys or take turns in games

(CDC, 2019)

Emotional

More and more creative in pretend play

Child is beginning to assign and assume roles in the completion of an activity

(TS Gold, 2010)

Play make-believe with child, let child take the lead

(CDC, 2019)

Role play an upcoming event which may be nervous to the child

(CDC, 2019)

Physical

Pours, cuts food with supervision and mashes food

Developing fine motor skills as well as feeding with independence (TS Gold, 2010)

When cooking, allow child to help by mixing and mashing ingredients

At bath time, allow child to explore pouring plastic cups of various sizes

Language

Tells stories

Shows ability to recall events and to begin to tell more elaborate stories

(TS Gold, 2010)

Encourage child to tell about a favorite vacation or visit

Support child to add detail to stories by asking questions with some specificity