Purpose: Today I assisted with the infant parent education session
Reason for completing the task. on infant development. The session is for caregivers and This could be based on an their babies of one year or younger to come and receive observation you made, a information about the topic. The topics change weekly and conversation between you and repeat on a needs basis. The purpose of this workshop was your site supervisor, etc. to help parents become more aware of the developmental milestones in their babys life. Task: Objectives: What are you planning in 1. For the participants/caregivers to learn about infant response to your purpose? development and crucial development milestones. -Label your task (e.g. bulletin 2. To give the participants and opportunity to ask any board focused on the importance questions they have about their babys of play-based learning). development. -What are your 3 objectives for 3. For Participants to learn about the Nipissing this experience? (i.e. Why are assessment and understand how to properly use it you creating a bulletin board on on their own child. the importance of plat based Description: learning? What message are you 1. We explained brain development in infants and sending?) why it is important in the early years to support development by fostering a nurturing environment. Describe the experience: 2. We gave each parent a copy of the Nipissing -Describe the completion of the assessment that was appropriate to their childs age task, with a step by step and we explained how to use it. description. 3. We asked the parents if there was anything on the Nipissing assessment that their child was not doing and we gave examples of how to encourage that skill with their baby.
Reflection: The attendance of the workshop was successful. There
-What went well? were ten moms with their babies. This shows that there Provide examples of how you was an interest in the topic and the parents were willing to know it went well. learn. The parents asked questions and participated in the -What didnt go well? Provide activities. examples of how you know it didnt go well. During this workshop, I learned a lot about common -What did you learn? concerns amongst mothers. Certain topics kept -What might you do differently reappearing such as introducing solids, and sleeping. next time you implement this Knowing the concerns of parents is important in order to same task and why? ensure parents are receiving the information they -Did you make any adaptation or need/want. There will be information session on both modifications? If so, what were introducing solids and sleeping in the future. they? -What type of experience might you plan to extend on this one? Field Supervisors Feedback: