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questions and stating your point of view.
Classmates Discussion L.M.
The time frame from birth to toddlerhood (which is approximately birth through 3 years of age)
covers the lifespan from gestational development in the womb to the time when toddlers come
into the preschool age. Once the children have entered this stage, they become more
independent, and their cognitive development becomes more perceptible. Not only do the
children change cognitively they change physically as well. It should also be noted that children
reach these milestones at different times. Not every child is the same and it is imperative that
this is
understood.
I’ve mentioned in previous class discussions that my children are as different as night and day.
My son is very outspoken and has ADHD. He is not a people pleaser per-say, but he is
kindhearted. He sticks up for himself and loves working with his hands (ie. building with Legos, or
building birdhouses with his dad/grandfathers). My daughter is very reserved, has anxiety, and is
not outspoken like her brother. She loves to read and take notes. She is a people pleaser and
loves to help anyone in any way she can.
Patrick (my son) began “speaking” at 5 months. He would say “Mama”, “Papa”, “DaDa”, “Yes”,
“No”. At 6 months he began to crawl and by the time he was a year old could walk and speak in
complete sentences. He knew at 12 months of age that keys unlock doors and would imitate
doing so. He preferred watching educational shows and could read by the time he was 3 1/2.
Patrick has always been very intelligent but struggles to show that by just doing what he calls
“boring busy seat work”. If asked to explain himself, Patrick can give the answer to a question
correctly every time, but if he’s asked to write it out, he struggles to make it where he’s
understood.
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Jewel Diane (my daughter) did not speak until she was 7 months of age and even then, she
would only say the same words my son said to me, her dad, her grandfathers, and grandmothers.
She never crawled. Jewel Diane would only “scoot” on her bottom. When she finally did walk,
she did so at 16 months of age. Yet, Jewel Diane could speak in complete sentences by the time
she was two (but she refused to speak to strangers still). She knew her shapes, colors, numbers,
and alphabet by age 2 1/2, & she could read by the time she began kindergarten. Jewel Diane is
a rule follower and is vigilant about remaining on ‘A’/’B’ honor roll. She loves school, scheduling,
and to be organized (not OCD organized). Jewel Diane also keeps journals because, like me, it
helps with her anxiety.
Both kids are smart in their own way but their development from birth through toddlerhood was
unique for each of them.
Looking back I now wonder if the traits they portrayed in their early years of toddlerhood was a
“tell-tale” sign of the impending ADHD (for my son) and anxiety (for my daughter). Is there a way
parents can easily notice traits during the developmental timeframe between birth &
toddlerhood for ADHD and anxiety?
PLEASE POST EACH DISCUSSION SEPARATELY
Respond to the Classmate’s Discussion as you would in a face-to face class by asking
questions and stating your point of view.
Classmates Discussion A.T.
In this week’s lesson, I agree that the first stage of life is when we see the most rapid
growth. Babies grow so fast. I never realized that this is when the most growth occurs. I
also think that when babies are born they resemble aliens. In fact, I used to refer to my
babies as looking like cute little aliens when they were born. When my girls were babies
and teething they would cry a lot and sometimes they would run a fever. One of the
reflexes that stuck out to me during the lecture is the sucking reflex. I find it amazing
how babies or toddlers learn to suck from a straw so easily. I know that they suck from
their bottles but when they learn to pull from a straw it makes me think of how smart
they are. I never thought of it being a reflex until now.
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Hearing Erica Nichols say that her baby slept all night from day one was shocking to me.
It really made me realize how different baby patterns can be. Old wives’ tales had me
believe that newborn babies should be fed every couple of hours even if the mother had
to wake them up for feedings so I found this interesting.
In referring to a baby’s hearing, I agree that parents should be more careful in protecting
the baby’s hearing from loud noises. I have noticed how some people ride in their
vehicles with their babies in the car and they have the music blasting. They don’t seem to
realize that a baby’s hearing is still developing, and they cannot tolerate a lot of loud
noises.
As far as parents who talk baby talk to their babies, I feel that It is ok to do it sometimes
but for the most part, language should be spoken correctly. I also think that when the
baby reaches a certain age baby talk should be stopped.
The subject that I found most interesting today was the coverage of reflexes. I found out
that some of the things I attributed to intelligence were just common reflexes that babies
have.
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