Different types of “play” by age groups
2 days- 1 year-solitary play
o Rattles
o Soft stuffed toys
o Teething toys
o Nesting toys
o Pat-a-cake
o Playing with a ball
o Mirrors
o Reading books
o Bright colors
o Playing with blocks
1-3 solitary play develops into parallel play-they see an activity and mimic it close by
o Filling and emptying containers
o Playing with blocks
o Looking at books
o Push-pull toys
o Tossing ball
o Finger paints
o Large piece puzzles
o Thick crayons
3-6 pretend play is healthy to establish difference btw reality and fantasy
o Playing ball
o Puzzles
o Riding tricycles
o Pretend and dress-up
o Role play
o Puppets
o Simple sewing
o Reading
o Wading pools
o Sand boxes
o Skating
o Computers
o Musical toys
6-9 competitive and cooperative play
o Board and number games
o Hopscotch, jump rope
o Collections
o Ride bikes
o Build models
o Organized sports
9-12
o Crafts, models
o Collections
, o Jigsaw puzzles
o Board and card games
o Organized competitive sports
12-20
o Nonviolent video games
o Nonviolent music
o Sports
o Caring for a pet
o Career-training programs
o Reading
o Social events
Discipline types by age groups
1-3 temper tantrums
o Consistent age-appropriate expectations
o Well defined boundaries
o Patience!
Nutrition and eating habits of the different age groups
2 days- 1 year
o Breast milk complete till 6 months
o Start vit. D at birth, iron for breastfed at 4 months
o Alt fluids after 4 months
o Solid foods at 4-6 months-must be able to sit up and have interest in food
o Iron fortified cereal first
o Veg and fruit after 6-8 months
o Citrus fruit, meat and eggs- do not give till after 6 months
o Table foods by 1 yr.
o Appropriate finger foods: ripe bananas, toast strips, graham crackers, cheese
cubes, noodles, firmly cooked veg, raw fruit (no grapes)
1-3
o May develop lifelong eating habits
o Pickiness and physiologic anorexia can lead to fussy eaters
o 24-28 oz. whole milk per day- may switch to low-fat after 2 years old
o Limit juice to 6-4 oz. per day
o Avoid trans and saturated fat
o 1 cup of fruit per day
o Serving size- 1 tsp for each year of age
o Regular mealtimes and finger foods preferred
o Avoid nuts, grapes, hot dogs, peanut butter, raw carrots, tough meats, popcorn
o Adult supervision for choking hazards
3-6
o Half of adult calories
o Pickiness decreases by 5 yr.
o 13-19 g/day protein
o Saturated fats less than 10%, total fat 20-30%