TYPICAL POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT

TYPICAL POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT

Instructions

Scenario

You are a psychologist working in a teen program with expectant mothers and with parents of newborns. You have been contracted to develop content for a training program called Help Your Baby Grow.

Your task is to determine the essential information expectant teen parents need to know about typical postnatal development in the first three months of life and practical things they can do to support development at this stage.

Deliverable

Keeping your audience in mind, and creating your content using language and concepts suitable for your target group, submit your content recommendations in the form of a 6–8 page paper.

Develop your paper using the following criteria as headings:

• Overview of Development
  • Summarize the typical physical, psychosocial, and cognitive development in the first three months of life (approximately two pages).
  • Outline the expected milestones.
• The Impact of the Home Environment on Neonatal Development
  • Provide an overview of the impact of the home environment (for example, parenting and sleep practices) on typical neonatal development. Be sure to consider cultural factors that may be relevant to teen parents (approximately two pages).
    • How does the involvement of the baby’s father aid in the baby’s development?
    • How does environment affect neonatal development?
• Best Practices for New Parents
  • Evaluate the research for best practices that young parents can incorporate into neonatal caregiving (approximately two pages).
    • What are simple things that parents can do to support optimal psychosocial, cognitive, and physical development in the first three months of life?

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