She can now open all the doors around the house and locks and catches have been added to protect both Jasmine and the house!
When shopping in the supermarket this month, Jasmine showed concern as to why her 'dawdy colours' (crayons) were in a fridge. She had recognised a margarine tub that was the same as her crayon container.
Verbally, some significant changes have occured in how Jasmine puts words together. For example, at the start of this month she would say 'bicbic a drop' if she had dropped a biscuit. She now says 'bicbic, dropped it'.
Visiting the midwife with mummy, Jasmine also lay on the couch and lifted up her T-shirt to have her tummy examined.
She pulled some of the decorative border off her bedroom wall, but said 'sor-wy mummy' when told it was wrong.
Questions
1 Jasmine will shortly be having a baby brother or sister. How can her parents help prepare her for this significant change in her life?
2 Most mornings Jasmine has a snack. Why might this be important to her development?
3 Jasmine loves going to the park. What precautions do her parents need to take?
Answers to part 26 questions (17 July)
1 Bowel and bladder control can only take place once a child's nervous system is mature enough to enable them to recognise the associated feelings, and their muscle control has developed sufficiently to support their understanding. Between 18 months and two years most toddlers begin to make these associations and will indicate that they need to use the potty, or have already 'been'.
2 Toddlers develop the ability to initiate games with others, their actions, facial expressions or vocalisations indicating the nature of the game. In this instance Jasmine was initiating hide and seek, letting her carers know that it was time to play by her actions and by calling out the words she wanted to hear them say.
3 Imitations in play help Jasmine make sense of her world. She can be different people, practising and refining different skills for the future.
By Sandy Green, an early years consultant and freelance trainer. She is also Jasmine's grandmother.
