Esparza's Learning Corner

Benefits for the Child, Mom, and Dad Children learn through exploring by using their five senses, but for young infants, touch is the most important sense, since they can not see that far, or smell many things. Touch helps stimulate the child’s neural development and increases their health. Because of this infants’ massages are so Read More…

Getting Dressed Overview Having children dressing and undressing can be an experience that is rich for the children. When these opportunities are viewed as opportunities to develop other skills then that’s when this becomes a rich experience for the children.  With this, the children work on their social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and communication skills.  Parents’ Feelings Read More…

Sleeping and Naptime Overview  Sleeping is part of life and it is important and necessary for children to healthy develop and grow. Since sleep is important, it is necessary for children to have naptime and sleeping time at home and in daycare centers. Young infants sleep most of the day and mostly wake up if Read More…

My Eating Habits and Nutrition Influence on Children When talking about my eating habits and what I eat in a day I would say that I would not consider myself a healthy eater. In all honesty, there are more healthy foods that I dislike than I like. Also, I would say that there are more Read More…

My Feelings Changing Diapers In my life time I have only changed one diaper. I had changed my little sister’s diaper when she was smaller. I honestly feel that changing diapers are not my favorite part, but it is something that comes when working with infants and toddlers. I f I end up working with Read More…

Saying Hello and Good-bye to Parents and Children As of now I have not been working in a school setting with children or parents so I have not had the opportunity to communicate with the parents or students. Even though I still do not have my own classroom, in the future I do plan to Read More…

Language for Learning: Infants and Toddlers- Uncaptioned Concept development- using descriptive language encouragement Caregiver pointing at pictures of the child’s family and saying the names of the family members. Also asking the child “Where is grandma?” Mom giving the child a toy and describing the toy. Caregiver with the children describing the sky to them. Read More…

Before Watching The 4 Components Infants Need for Healthy Brain Development Before watching the video I new that children needed a parental figure that was there for them when need it. In order for children to be strong and healthy and for their brain to be healthy the children need a warm place to live, Read More…

Before using Edublogs to make my own blog I had never before created a blog. By following the steps on the course for blogging it made it easier to understand what blogs are and how to create one. With the course I learned how to create a blog with Edublogs, I learned about the things Read More…