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Four Months Old
BEST PARENT-INFANT INTERACTION
- Discuss with your clinician baby's temperament & how you are dealing with it.
- Nurture baby by holding, cuddling, & rocking her, & by talking & sing to her.
- Encourage baby's vocalizations. Talk to her during feeding, dressing, playing, bathing, walking. Your face should be about 8 to 10 inches from baby's eyes when talking to baby.
- Read to baby as often as possible.
- Listen to classical music.
- Establish a bedtime routine & other habits to discourage night awakening.
- Encourage baby to learn to console himself by putting him to bed awake.
- Begin to help baby learn self-consoling techniques by giving him with the same transitional object such as blanket or favorite toy at bedtime or in new situation.
- Play social games such as pat-a-cake, peek-a-boo, so-big.
- Stimulate baby with age-appropriate toys.
- Discuss baby sitters & child care arrangement with your clinician.
BEST PARENT-INFANT INTERACTION
Six Months Old
- Encourage the baby's vocalizations. Talk to her during dressing, bathing, feeding, playing, walking, and driving.
- Read to baby as often as possible. Play music.
- Play social games such as pat-a-cake, peek-a-boo, so-big.
- Provide opportunities for exploration.
- To set limits and discipline the infant at this age, use distraction, stimulus control, proximal physical presence, structure and routines. Limit the number of rules and consistently enforce them.
- Establish a bedtime routine and other habits to discourage night awakening.
- Encourage the baby to learn to console herself by putting her to bed awake.
- Consistently provide the baby with the same transitional object -- such as a stuffed animal, blanket or favorite toy -- so that she can console herself at bedtime or in new situations.
- Encourage play with age-appropriate toys
- Discuss with the health professional any problems your child is having with separation anxiety.
Quality Relationship Four Months Home
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