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PSED UE PR R1 R2

Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised
  • Learn from parents about how their baby expresses their emotions and what they do to soothe them
  • Support babies who are distressed on separating from their parents by acknowledging their feelings and reassuring them.
  • Be responsive to all communication such as crying, babbling and physical movements to acknowledge a baby’s emotional expressions.
  • Be emotionally and physically available, providing a secure presence and a refuge at times when a baby may be feeling anxious.
  • “Tune in” to a baby’s emotions and respond calmly, gently and sensitively in a way that follows their needs
  • Use calming processes such as rocking or calmly singing in response to emotional expression and note what helps to sooth and support the baby
  • Learn lullabies and other songs that babies know from home and sing them to the babies for comfort.
  • Make sure that babies, toddlers and young children have access to their comfort object whenever they need it.
  • Show babies they are safe and loved by comforting them when experiencing frustration and anxiety. 
  • Share in babies’ happy and joyful experiences, joining in with their excitement without overwhelming them with your responses.
  • Be consistent in your responses so that babies gradually become aware of reasonable boundaries
  • Support babies and young children in their play with others modelling caring and respectful behaviours and affirming their pro-social behaviours.
  • Be alert to unexplained changes in behaviour or unusual injuries a child has and take action within safeguarding guidelines.
Posted byRosalind Orchard24 March 2021Posted inUncategorised

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