DCF Child Care 40 Hour Certification-
Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices
(Florida) 2023 Questions And Answers
The goal of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices course - Answer is to guide child care professionals responsible for the care of children birth through 36 months through the principles of developmentally appropriate practice.
Infant - Answer "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which means unable or incapable of speech.
first stage of their life, until around 18 months of age.
Toddler - Answer "toddle" means "to walk with short tottering steps," which makes a toddler a child who is just learning to walk. The term toddler is usually used to refer to children from 18 to 36 months.
Infant and Toddler Divisions - Answer The Florida Department of Education Office of Early Learning divides infants and toddlers into the following divisions: Birth to 8 months, 8 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and two-year-olds.
Primary concern for infants - Answer At this stage the primary concern for infants is secure attachments formed through close relationships with parents and caregivers who
make them feel safe and secure.
Primary concern for toddlers - Answer Toddlers seek to gain independence and control through more purposeful exploration. A budding sense of self comes from repeated opportunities to explore how the world works. Understanding who they are and how things work is a dominant theme for toddlers.
3 Common Infant/Toddler Personality Types - Answer Flexible, Feisty, Fearful
Flexible Personality - Answer Easy- 40 percent of children
adapt easily, easy to toilet train, generally cheerful, low intensity, low sensitivity
Seldom fuss- need special attention to not get lost in the group
Fearful Personality - Answer Cautious temperaments get attached to care givers
slow to adapt, withdrawn,
Feisty Personality - Answer Spirited/fun but need managed
so intense they are a handful zesty, vocal and animated about needs and wants, moody, irregular, sensitive, distractable, to deal with feistiness: redirection- empathy then redirect the attention of the child and help them move on
Young Infants NAEYC - Answer birth to 9 months motivated by security
Mobile Infants NAEYC - Answer engage in exploration 9- 18 months
Toddlers NAEYC - Answer 18-36 months forming identity
Who created DAP - Answer NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children
Sensorimotor Stage - Answer by Piaget
The sensorimotor stage takes place from birth to age two. During this stage children explore their world using their senses and motor skills. They like to touch and hold objects and toys such as rattles, dolls, or soft books. They also tend to explore objects using their mouths. They begin to understand the world by physically manipulating objects, and through trial and error problem solving.
Trust vs Mistrust - Answer by Erikson
This conflict is resolved when infants form bonds with their parents and caregivers and establish an emotional foundation through trust. As the basis for fulfilling the safety and comfort needs of infants, emotional security must be established through trusting relationships with adults. Children who do not experience positive, caring and loving attention from adults and caregivers can develop distrust for people around them and can result in poor emotional stability.
Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt - Answer by Erikson
Stage 2 of Erikson's social theory deals with the conflict of autonomy vs. shame and doubt. This means that children need to be able to become independent and learn to problem solve on their own. As a caregiver you can encourage independence by allowing children to explore their environment in a safe and supervised manner. Children who explore and discover their environments will become confident about themselves and develop the ability to problem solve. Children also need to become aware of the physicality of their bodies. Engage children in games of pat-a-cake, tossing
or rolling a ball, and manipulative toys that encourage children to use their hands. Install
mobiles above infants' cribs to encourage them to look at and reach for the objects hanging down.
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