EARLY SENSORY STIMULATION
** EARLY SENSORY STIMULATION **
WHAT IS SENSORY STIMULATION ??
* SENSORY STIMULATION AFFECTS THE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH OF A CHILD ..
** SIGNIFICANCE : ~ WITH EARLY INFANT STIMULATION NEWBORNS BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT MAKING IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM AS THEY GROW ..
** THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE ARE THOUGHT OF AS THE SENSORY MOTOR STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT ..
** REFLEXES : MUCH OF THE BABY’S ACTIVITY IN HIS FIRST WEEKS OF LIFE IS REFLEXIVE ..
NEWBORN REFLEX :
REFLEXES AGE WHEN REFLEXES APPEARS WHEN REFLEXES DIS-APPEARS
MORO REFLEXES BIRTH 2 MONTHS
WALKING/STEPPING BIRTH 2 MONTHS
ROOTING BIRTH 4 MONTHS
TONIC & NECK REFLEX BIRTH 4-5 MONTHS
PALMAR GRASP BIRTH 5-6 MONTHS
PLANTON GRASP BIRTH 9-12 MONTHS
** MORO REFLEXES AND TONIC NECK :
* MORO ` MOST DRAMATIC REFLEX PRESENT DURING THE 1ST FEW WEEKS ..
* TONIC NECK ` KNOWN AS THE FENCING POSTURES
* PHYSICAL STIMULUS AND THE SENSES :
** STIMULUS – ` PHYSICAL ENERGY THAT CAN EXCITE A RECEPTOR AND THUS PRODUCE AN AFFECT ON THE ORGANISM ..
** VISUAL RECEPTION :
* MOST INFANTS PREFER LOOKING AT PEOPLE, RATHER THAN THINGS .
* THEY CAN FOCUS AND FOLLOW SLOWLY MOVING OBJECTS .
* THEY CAN DISTINGUISHED SHAPES AND FORMS, ESPECIALLY FACES .
* MOST INFANTS PREFER LOOKING AT PEOPLE, RATHER THAN THINGS .
* THEY CAN FOCUS AND FOLLOW SLOWLY MOVING OBJECTS .
* THEY CAN DISTINGUISHED SHAPES AND FORMS, ESPECIALLY FACES
** AUDITORY PERCEPTION :
WHAT IS SENSORY STIMULATION ??
* SENSORY STIMULATION AFFECTS THE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH OF A CHILD ..
** SIGNIFICANCE : ~ WITH EARLY INFANT STIMULATION NEWBORNS BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT MAKING IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM AS THEY GROW ..
** THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE ARE THOUGHT OF AS THE SENSORY MOTOR STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT ..
** REFLEXES : MUCH OF THE BABY’S ACTIVITY IN HIS FIRST WEEKS OF LIFE IS REFLEXIVE ..
NEWBORN REFLEX :
REFLEXES AGE WHEN REFLEXES APPEARS WHEN REFLEXES DIS-APPEARS
MORO REFLEXES BIRTH 2 MONTHS
WALKING/STEPPING BIRTH 2 MONTHS
ROOTING BIRTH 4 MONTHS
TONIC & NECK REFLEX BIRTH 4-5 MONTHS
PALMAR GRASP BIRTH 5-6 MONTHS
PLANTON GRASP BIRTH 9-12 MONTHS
** MORO REFLEXES AND TONIC NECK :
* MORO ` MOST DRAMATIC REFLEX PRESENT DURING THE 1ST FEW WEEKS ..
* TONIC NECK ` KNOWN AS THE FENCING POSTURES
* PHYSICAL STIMULUS AND THE SENSES :
** STIMULUS – ` PHYSICAL ENERGY THAT CAN EXCITE A RECEPTOR AND THUS PRODUCE AN AFFECT ON THE ORGANISM ..
** VISUAL RECEPTION :
* MOST INFANTS PREFER LOOKING AT PEOPLE, RATHER THAN THINGS .
* THEY CAN FOCUS AND FOLLOW SLOWLY MOVING OBJECTS .
* THEY CAN DISTINGUISHED SHAPES AND FORMS, ESPECIALLY FACES .
* MOST INFANTS PREFER LOOKING AT PEOPLE, RATHER THAN THINGS .
* THEY CAN FOCUS AND FOLLOW SLOWLY MOVING OBJECTS .
* THEY CAN DISTINGUISHED SHAPES AND FORMS, ESPECIALLY FACES
** AUDITORY PERCEPTION :