Care for Babies and Toddlers: Sleep, Brain Development, Hygiene, and Interactions

Provide care for babies and toodlers

Table of Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Part 5: Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants Safe Sleep Practices and Reaching Sleep
Agreements.................................................................................................................................1
Part 6: Brain Development..........................................................................................................2
Part 7: Nappy Changing, Toilet Training and Hygiene..............................................................4
Part 8: Appropriate Interactions, Relationships and Individual Differences..............................8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
The health care for babies and toddlers is dependent on the responsive care and with this
suitable knowledge and skills are required to ensure about physical and emotional wellbeing of
children are maintained. It is processed with the safety and hygiene practices through which
positive response is assessed under which prior surround is provided to babies (Hammond,
2019). For this SUDI practices of safe sleep, brain development, nappy changing, hygiene and
toilet training.
MAIN BODY
Part 5: Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants Safe Sleep Practices and Reaching Sleep
Agreements
1. Describe ten SUDI SAFE practices you will check or follow at sleep time and why.
SUDI SAFE sleeping practices Why is this
recommended?
1. Keep baby on back It provide relaxed
position to baby
2. Baby sleep must be in a safe cot It help to offer required
safety
3. The head and face of baby is uncovered It assist to take fresh air
4. Baby must have safe environment for sleeping In this baby felt more
comfort and calm.
5. Breastfeed the baby It provide required
nutrition and offer
supportive development
and growth
6. Baby must be kept free from smoke area In this baby is free from
any chemical inhaling.
7. Adequate bond is maintained with baby It offer adequate
support and safety
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8. Provide comfort and convenient space to baby In this required space is
provided so that baby felt
more comfort
9. Quick response is offered to baby For this easy accessibility
and suitable connection is
developed in between
parents and baby.
2. Describe the infection control strategies you will use to clean the linen and a mattress after a
child has wet the bed.
Linen The linen bedsheet is washed by detergent and hot water and it would be
soiled by wearing gloves.
Mattress The mattress doesn’t be rubbed and sprinkled with baking soda through
which residual is absorbed with odour control as well.
Part 6: Brain Development
1. Read the statements below and identify if they are TRUE or FALSE regarding brain
development in the early years.
Statement True or
False
Connections (synapses) between neurons in the brain occur when the brain is
sending and receiving messages due to stimulation. True
The first five (5) years are the least important in early childhood years
regarding brain development. True
By age 3, a child’s brain has more connections or synapses than an adult. True
Brain development is not shaped by social experience. false
Critical periods and windows of opportunity maximise learning possibilities. True
The brain will automatically prune off (synaptic pruning) when brain cells
are not being stimulated and not used and when a poor emotional
environment of non-responsive adults exists.
True
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