Parents and children live together
in the home. Contact with other
family members is limited.
Extended family
Parents and children live with, or
near, relatives like grandparents,
aunts uncles and cousins
Step family
Parents and children live together in
the home. Contact with other family
members is limited.
A single-Parent Family
Can be the result
of: divorce, the
death of a parent,
an absent parent,
a surrogacy
arrange.
Shared Care family
Children live in two
households and spend time
with both parents.
Adoptive family
Adoptive Parents
provide a permanent
home for babies and
older children. A court
gives them the same legal
rights and responsibilities
as birth parents.
Reasons for adopting include:
Infertility, Adoption after remarriage,
Adoption of a family member,
Adoption of a disadvantaged child.
Health and Safety
Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome
(SIDS)
The sudden,
unexpected death of a
baby as it sleeps.
ALWAYS...
Put a baby on
their back
Use a
firm
mattress
Ensure the room
is 16-18 degrees
Tuck covers in well
below the baby's
shoulders
Breastfeed
if possible
You can reduce the risk by
keeping the baby in the
parents' room at night for
the fist 6 months.
Nutrition and Health
Weaning
Stage 1 (6 months)
Give pureed veg/fruit,
baby rice, milk=most
important food still.
When?
A very tiny
amount during
or after a milk
feed to start
the transition
of milk to solids
Stage 2 (7-9 months)
Increase variety, pureed meat,
fish, lentils, beans, wheat based
foods.
Offer some finger food
and give babies a spoon
so they can try to feed
themselves.
When?
At the end of a milk
feed to introduce
other foods when the
child is hungry
Stage 3 (9-12 months)
Cow's milk safely drank
(12m), introduce lumpier
foods eg pasta, pieces of
meat, cheese, bread.
Additional fluids eg
unsweetened dilluted fruit
juics & water. 3 regular
meals as well as drinks.
When?
At mealtimes
with the rest
of the family
to encourage
independence.
Birth and Post-natal care
Stages of Labout
Stage 1
Contractions make your cervix gradually
open up (dilate)- longest stage
Stage 2
Contractions more frequent & stronger, cervix is
fully open & you begin crowning then full birth. Part
of labour where you help baby move through
vagina by pushing during contractions
Stage 3
After birth, womb contracts &
causes placenta to come out
through the vagina
Areas Of
Development
Physical
Gross motor Skills
The use and control
of large muscles eg
walking.
Fine Motor Skills
The control
and use of
hands/fingers
eg painting
9 months- can use finger
and thumb to grasp an
object (inferior pincer grasp)
Motor development
relates to the body
Sensory development
relates to sign, hearing,
touch,taste and smell.
Intellectual
The development
of the mind/brain.
Pre-lingustic
Linguistic
Emotional
Newborn-
uses body to
express
emotion
6 months- Separation
anxiety begins, baby
distressed if the main
carer isn't there
Social
12 months-
understands
basic
commands
Types of Play
Creative; use of
imagination, eg
dancing
Imaginative; made
up games and
scenarios
Physcial; the body is used in
an active way, riding a bike
Manipulative; develops
hand-eye Coordination and fine
motor skills eg jigsaw.