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Summary
Your Guide to Tummy Time provides an overview about the critical, core strengthining action of tummy time as a way to assist in a child meeting their development milestones.
EI Key Principles Addressed
- #1 Supporting Caregiver Capacity
- #2 Facilitating Active Participation
- #3 Collaborative Relationships
- #4 Intervention linked to Specific IFSP Outcomes
- #8 Quality Services
Objectives
Upon completion of this training, learners will be able to:
- Define tummy time and explain it's importance to families
- Understand how tummy time impacts a child's milestones and progressions
- Identify factors whcih have contributed to a lack of tummy time
- Recognize what tummy time abilities should look like by age
- Understand how tummy time helps prevent certain medical conditions
- Apply different techniques to strengthen a baby's muscles to make Tummy Time easier.
- Determine the best toys and games for Tummy Time, including how to use them.
- Identify new ways to add Tummy Time into the child's daily routines.
- Know how to get help if you continue to have Tummy Time questions and concerns.
Credit Hours
This event is approved for Early Intervention Contact Hours and State Licensure hours for Dietitian/Nutritionist (D/N), Counselor (LCPC), Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), Social Work (SW), and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP).
EI Credits
- 1.0 Hours in the Area of Typical Child Development
- 0.5 Hours in the Area of Working with Families
Authors
Early Intervention Training Program
EITP is funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Bureau of Early Intervention to provide professional development to early interventionists serving children and families in the Illinois Early Intervention System. The mission of EITP is to develop a comprehensive system of personnel development that is regionalized, responsive, reflective of best practices in the field of early intervention. EITP serves to enhance the quality of services provided to infants, toddlers and their families through an effective and robust network of well-trained, well-supported early interventionists. More information about EITP can be found at https://eitp.education.illinois.edu
Pathways.org
Pathways.org is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that promotes early detection and early intervention for children with sensory, communication, and motor delays. Pathways.org is celebrating over 30 years of assuring the best for all babies’ development. Pathways.org is uniquely dedicated to increasing knowledge about the gift of early detection and the benefit of early therapy for infants and children with early delays. We honor and support their parents by providing knowledge, information and a sense of community as they guide their children on life’s journey. For more information, visit Pathways.org.
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