protection from physical danger
adequate nutrition
adequate health care
adults with whom to form attachments
adults who can understand and respond to their signals
things to look at, touch, hear, smell, and taste
opportunities to explore the world
appropriate language stimulation
Toddlers (1-3 years of age) need same as birth to 1
plus all of these:
support in acquiring new motor, language and thinking skills
a chance to develop some independence
help in learning how to control their own behavior
opportunities to begin to learn to care for themselves
daily opportunities to play with a variety of
object
Children ages 3-6 (and above), in addition to the
above, also need:
opportunities to develop fine motor skills
encouragement of language through talking, reading, singing
activities which will develop a positive sense of mastery
opportunities to learn cooperation, helping, sharing
experimentation with pre-writing and pre-reading skills
A wide variety of inputs is required to support children's growth and development. An important thing to note is that all the inputs require someone to interact with the child.
Very young children are
not
capable of obtaining what they need on their own.
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