Assessment Task 1*: Responding to babies’/infants’ cues and needs.

Over a period of a day, observe two babies/infants.

Describe the verbal and non-verbal communication used by each child to communicate their needs. (Two column table – 120 words)

Lillian (15mts)

 Crying when hungry tired.
 Laughing/giggling when happy whilst be played with tickled.
 Put arms up when wanting to be cuddled/held
 Would say ‘lap’ when wanting to sit on my lap
 Would say no and stop when she didn’t like something

Lucas (19mts)

 Squealing when unhappy for eg: being touched unwontedly by another child or when frustrated eg: reaching a toy he couldn’t grasp or another child was playing with.
 Crying when need of something such as food or upset about something such as being dropped off in the mornings.
 Would answer yes or no when being asked if he had to go to the toilet and would also say poo’s after he had been and needed a nappy change.......

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Title: Care Fpr Babies
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