Child Development
Baby Book Part 1
Part 1 of the Baby Book is Due on_____________________. Points will be taken
off for late books… 10% will be deducted per day.
Part 1 must be completed and turned in prior to the Baby Think It Over Project.
1. Baby Equipment.
a. You are to visit the following website
www.teenageparent.org/english/costofbaby2b.html you will then
complete the activity and find out how much it will cost to raise a
baby for a year. Enter how many of each item you think you will need.
Total it up. Are there other items you can think of that you will need
in your baby’s first year? Doctor visits, toys, etc. Add this to your
total. Print out and save a copy of your results. (Note: while there
are not exact answers you must be realist and select the number of
items that you think you will probably use.)
2. Nursery Arrangement.
a. You are to visit the following website and complete your floor plan
online: http://www.babysdream.com/Icovia/NurseryPlanner.htm
Be sure to print out your floor plan.
b. You must have at least 10 items in your room (includes furniture, rugs,
accents, etc). The floor plan is to be colored.
c. You must also list the color and material of the walls and floor (etc:
pooh bear yellow painted drywall and sweet pea green carpet) which
can be listed in the margins of the floor plan.
3. Nursery Furniture, Bedding and Accessories
a. Using the arrangement you designed, find a picture and cost of each
piece of furniture that you have included in your drawing.
b. Select the bedding, curtains or window treatment and accessories you
want to use and find the picture and cost of each of these items.
c. Total your costs of the nursery on a sheet of paper and attach to your
baby book
4. Clothes
a. Problem: You only have $200.00 in your budget to buy clothes (not
including diapers) for the baby during the first 3 months. Spend as
much of the $200.00 without going over. Make a list and find the
cost of each one of the items of clothing you will buy. Print out a
picture of each item and include the price next to the picture. (Try to
put all of the items on the same sheet or couple of sheets of paper).
You must have at least 10 items.
5. Toys
a. Problem: You only have $100.00 in your budget to buy toys for the
baby during the first year. Spend as much of the $100.00 without
going over. Make a list and find the cost of each one of the toys you
will buy. Print out a picture of each item and include the price next to
the picture. (Try to put all of the items on the same sheet or couple
of sheets of paper). You must have at least 5 items.
6. Total Costs
a. Total all your costs for: equipment, nursery, clothing and toys.
Include the total for the diapers and formula you will need for the
first year. Record the total amount that you can expect to spend on
this baby for all these items in the first year
here:____________________________
Child Development
Baby Book Part 2
Part 2 of the Baby Book is Due on_____________________.
Below are listed problems and situations that can come up when a woman is
pregnant or during the first year of an infant’s life. They are common problems
that often have to deal within that important first year of life.
Research the problem and find safe, recommended ways to solve each problem.
You may use your textbook, books, magazines, Internet or ask parents how they
handled the problem.
Answer each problem completely. Make sure that you write the question and then
the answers in sentence form, using correct spelling and grammar. Answer them in
the order given.
You CAN NOT use a copy of information found on the internet. THIS MUST BE
IN YOUR OWN WORDS and neatly hand written or typed.
PREGNANCY
The obstetrician has just told the mother-to-be that she is at risk for
preeclampsia.
1. Explain what preeclampsia is.
2. List who is at risk for developing preeclampsia.
3. List the symptoms that a woman should look for.
4. List the risks for the mother and unborn child when preeclampsia is not
treated.
5. Explain what treatment would be given to a woman who has been diagnosed
with possible preeclampsia.
NEWBORN BABY
Your newborn’s skin looks slightly yellow and the pediatrician says it is a mild
case of Jaundice. He/She would like to keep the baby in the hospital for another
day or two.
1. What is jaundice?
2. What body organ is affected by jaundice?
3. How will the jaundice be treated in the hospital?
4. What are the effects on the child if jaundice is not treated?
Your newborn has been crying a lot, especially between the hours of 7:00 pm and
11:00 pm. You have not been able to find any way to quiet him/her down. Your
mother thinks that the baby may have colic.
1. What causes colic?
2. What are the signs the baby would have that indicate it is colic?
3. How long do babies usually have colic?
4. List 3 ways or things you can do to soothe a baby with colic.
Your newborn baby has been diagnosed with oral thrush.
1. What is thrush?
2. How do babies get it?
3. What are the symptoms of thrush?
4. What is the treatment?
4-6 WEEK OLD BABY
Your baby was born with a beautiful head of brown hair but now you notice that
his/her scalp is flaking. The pediatrician says it is nothing serious, just cradle cap.
1. What is cradle cap?
2. What can you do to clear it up?
Your baby has tiny red and white pimples covering the chin, nose and cheeks. The
pediatrician says they are milia.
1. What causes milia?
2. How should it be treated?
10-14 WEEK OLD BABY
Your baby has a very bad diaper rash.
1. List 3 things that could be causing this diaper rash.
2. List 2 things you can do to prevent it and/or treat it.
You have just heard about a baby that has been hospitalized with “Shaken Baby
Syndrome”
1. What is shaken baby syndrome?
2. How does this happen?
3. What effects can this have on an infant?
4-5 MONTH OLD BABY
Your baby has not had a bowel movement for 2 days and you think he/she may be
constipated.
1. What might be causing the constipation?
2. List 2 ways you can take care of constipation in an infant this young.
Your baby has been tugging at one ear all morning and crying more than usual. You
suspect it may be an ear infection. The doctor is not in his office until later this
afternoon. You do not want to go the emergency room.
1. What can safely be done to ease the discomfort of the ear infection until
the baby can be seen by the doctor?
2. What health problems can occur if the ear infection is not promptly
treated?
6-7 MONTH OLD BABY
You are introducing solid baby food to your child’s diet. He/she is already eating
cereal but no other solid food.
1. What is the recommended order that you introduce solid food to babies?
2. When introducing a new food to a baby’s diet you should feed only one new
food for 4-6 days before you introduce another. Why?
Your baby has been put on an antibiotic for an ear infection.
1. The nurse tells you to watch for signs that the child may be allergic to the
medication. What symptoms would you see if he/she is allergic to the
medicine?
9-10 MONTH OLD BABY
You want to start weaning your baby from the bottle to the sippy cup.
1. What does weaning mean?
2. List 2 ways you can make the transition from bottle to cup easier for your
child.
Your pediatrician has given the okay to start feeding your child some safe “table
foods.” He/she only has 4 teeth.
1. List 5 examples of safe table foods you can feed a child at this age.
2. List 5 examples of table foods you would NOT want to feed a child this age.
12 MONTH OLD BABY
Your child has been admitted to the hospital with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)
1. What are the symptoms?
2. How is it spread?
3. List 3 risk factors that would make an infant more likely to develop RSV.
4. When is RSV “season” (when does it seem to affect a lot of kids)
5. How is it treated?
Teething pain is making your child miserable.
1. List 2 safe, recommended ways that you can ease the pain of teething for
the child.
Now that your child has started to walk you must baby proof your house.
1. List 10 things/ ways you would have to do to make your home safer for the
child as they start to explore their surroundings.
Your child has been diagnosed with croup.
1. What is croup?
2. What are the symptoms of croup?
3. How is croup treated?
Your child has been diagnosed with Fifth’s Disease
1. What are the symptoms?
2. What is the treatment?
Your doctor has warned you about the dangers of Reyes Syndrome.
1. What is the cause or what is Reyes Syndrome associated with?
2. What is the treatment?
3. What can happen if a child develops Reyes Syndrome?
Look for information from the following sources:
Textbook Chapters 8,9,10,18
Childcare books
Internet sources (remember, not everything on the Internet is true)
www.keepkidshealthy.com
www.healthmonitor.com
www.familydoctor.org
www.drkoop.com
www.childhoodimmunizationschedule.com
www.kidshealth.org
www.babyparenting.about.com
Child Development
Baby Book Part 3
Part 3 of the Baby Book is Due on_____________________. The following are
writing prompts. Do not feel that you need to answer every question, you are
simply to write a paragraph on the given topic and the questions are there to help
get you on track.
Choosing a Name
Writing tip: Using the internet or books, research the meaning of your name, then
try to answer as many of these questions as possible. What does your name mean
and what nationality is it? Are you named after someone special or after
something? What are your nick names? What other names did your parents/
guardians consider?
News of the day
Writing tip: You are to research what was happening in the world on your OWN
BIRTHDAY. Describe the important local, national, and international news of the
day you were born. What was the weather like? What was new in sports?
Describe radio and television shows, movies, music, theater productions and art
exhibits. What clothing was in fashion?
Birth Announcement:
Write a birth announcement. Include the time, date, month, and year of your own
birth and include your weight, length, hair color and eye color. You may also want to
include the sign of the Zodiac (Aquarius, Aries, etc.) with a birthday horoscope
and/or the Chinese zodiacal birth year (Dragon, Snake, etc.) with predictions.
Development in the First Year
Infants will grow: Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally and Socially (Moral
development occurs at different rates for all). Each child develops at their own
rate, according to their own timetable, but there are guidelines that let you know
at what age certain developmental “milestones” should take place. If a child is too
far behind the averages it may be an indication of a developmental delay and should
be brought to the attention of the baby’s pediatrician. On the following pages,
write the month on the blank that each milestone should be reached by on average.
No writing is to occur on this page.
Physical Development chapter 8
At birth a child starts out as a helpless individual, dependent on a caregiver for
every need. By the end of the first year of life, they are starting to talk, walk,
feed themselves and do so much more on their own.
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__________Can reach for a grasp objects
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__________Crawls
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__________Eats with fingers
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__________First teeth appear
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__________Holds and drinks from a cup
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__________Lifts chin when placed on its stomach
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__________May walk alone
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__________Reaches for objects unsteadily
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__________Rolls from side to back and back to side
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__________Sees as good as a young adult
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__________Sits alone briefly
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__________Sits up alone with little support
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__________Stands alone
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__________Stands holding on for support
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__________Triples birth weight
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__________Turns completely over when laid on its back or stomach
Social and Emotional Development chapter 9
Children grow socially and emotionally as much as they do physically. You as
a parent or caregiver will need the skills and attitudes that will help foster
healthy development in your child. This healthy development will affect
them throughout their life- in the relationships they develop, how they learn
to get along with others and many other ways.
Emotional Development:
 __________Shows affection to caregivers
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__________Shows disgust and their dislikes
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__________Shows elation
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__________Smiles in response to adults
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__________Starts to show anger
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__________Stranger anxiety- fear of strangers
Social Development
 __________Babbles to themselves and to toys
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__________Begins to smile AT people
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__________Laughs out loud
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__________Likes company and attention
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__________Likes to be in a room with others
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__________Likes to be the center of attention
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__________Plays peek-a-boo
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__________Sensitive to others emotions
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__________Turns head in response to a voice
Intellectual Development chapter 10
In the first year of life, babies make amazing advances in their intellectual
abilities. A child will learn a vast majority through exploring their
environments and using their senses.
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__________Babbling imitates speech
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__________Distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar voices
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__________Follows moving objects with eyes
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__________Grasps objects with entire hand
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__________Imitates the actions of others
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__________Knows parts of the body
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__________Obeys simple directions
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__________Plays pat-a-cake
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__________Practices making sounds
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__________Prefers faces to objects
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__________Recognizes caregiver’s faces
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__________Recognizes many words
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__________Recognizes own name
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__________Searches for hidden objects
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__________Speaks some words regularly
Growth Chart
Writing tip: You may choose to record your own Height and Weight on this
page or if you can not locate your own records then you are to record the
average Height and Weight for a baby at each step.
AGE
At Birth:
One Month:
Two Months:
Three Months:
Six Months:
Age One:
Age Two:
Age Three:
Age Four:
Age Five:
Age Six:
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
Childhood Immunization Schedule
1. Print a copy of the most recent (no earlier than 2005) childhood
immunization schedule (Google- “childhood immunization schedule”)
2. Make a list of all immunizations that a child must have before entering
kindergarten (6 yrs).
3. Identify what disease each of the immunizations is protecting your
child from getting.
4. Make a list of all immunizations that are recommended for children to
have a booster shot AFTER the age of 6 years.
5. Sometimes children will have slight reactions to their immunizations.
What are some common reactions that a child may have?
6. Some parents choose not to vaccinate their children. List 5 reasons
why they would choose to NOT vaccinate.
7. Would you vaccinate your child or not?
Second Year- Growth & Development
Writing tip: List the average baby’s development at this age. Remember to
include Physical, intellectual, emotional, social and moral development.
Include stories, sayings and other tidbits of knowledge that occur during
this year.
Third Year- Growth & Development
Writing tip: List the average baby’s development at this age. Remember to
include Physical, intellectual, emotional, social and moral development.
Include stories, sayings and other tidbits of knowledge that occur during
this year.
Fourth Year -Growth & Development
Writing tip: List the average baby’s development at this age. Remember to
include Physical, intellectual, emotional, social and moral development.
Include stories, sayings and other tidbits of knowledge that occur during
this year.
Fifth Year- Growth & Development
Writing tip: List the average baby’s development at this age. Remember to
include Physical, intellectual, emotional, social and moral development.
Include stories, sayings and other tidbits of knowledge that occur during
this year.
Sixth Year- Growth & Development
Writing tip: List the average baby’s development at this age. Remember to
include Physical, intellectual, emotional, social and moral development.
Include stories, sayings and other tidbits of knowledge that occur during
this year.
Pre-school
Writing tip: What are the goals of preschool? List at least 10.
Kindergarten
Writing tip: What are the goals of Kindergarten? What should a child be
able to do at the end of Kindergarten? List at least 10.