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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Life in Pictures

Related Episode: Baby Troubles

Subjects/Skills: Sense of Self; Language Development

Materials Needed:
Pictures of your child at different stages of development, if possible, such as newborn, learning to sit, learning to crawl, etc.

Directions:
Show your child a picture of himself as a very young baby. Ask him to describe what he looked like when he was so small. Ask, "What do you think you acted like when you were that small? What kinds of things do little babies do?" Tell him all about his first day home with you, and all the things that you had to do to take care of him. Let your child know that very new babies can't do anything for themselves, and that they only way babies can let someone know how they are feeling is to cry.

Show your child a picture of himself as a slightly older baby, perhaps 4 months old. Ask your child to describe how he had changed from the first picture. Ask, "What do you think you acted like when you were this age? What kinds of things did you like to play with?" Talk about how he had changed during that time, and the things you had to do to take care of him, such as making sure he didn't put things in his mouth, feeding him, playing peek-a-boo, and so on.

Take out the next picture, and, in the same way, ask your child to describe how he had grown and changed, and tell him how the way you took care of him changed.

End by asking your child to talk about what he's like now, and the many, many ways that he is able to take care of himself.

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