Title: Demonstrate nurturing practices that support infant growth and development.
Course: Child Development and Parenting (19255-36)

Demonstration should include

- normal physical care of an infant, including feeding practices, diapering, clothing, bathing)
- emotional care and interactions, such as serve and return, cuddling, skin-to-skin, eye-to-eye, and other physical contact
- responses to special circumstances, such as illness, injury, special dietary needs, colic, or chronic irritability
- provisions for an acceptable level of care during parental absences.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How might it feel to be a first-time parent with a newborn?
- Why is it important for parents to prepare for caring for a newborn?
- What happens when parents are not able to care for their new child?

Communication

- Where do people acquire attitudes and beliefs about providing care for a new child?
- What factors might influence the choices parents make regarding the care of a new child?
- How can parents communicate their expectations of care to a babysitter or other caregiver?
- Why is attachment important in infants’ behavior?
- How could one’s culture affect an infant’s attachment behavior?
- Why is it essential to read the nonverbal cues of infants?

Leadership

- What criteria should one use to evaluate the quality of care for a new child?
- What newborn childcare tasks require parents to fulfill the role of nurturer? Problem-solver? Leader? Manager?
- What parenting practices would maximize a newborn baby’s growth and development?

Management

- What management skills must parents use to care for a newborn baby?
- How can parents ensure the safety and security of a new baby?