Newborns arrive with
their own set of personal social skills. In order to encourage these social
interactions, communications and relationships, caregivers should respond
promptly in a gentle and reassuring way to infants’ various methods of
communication (smiles, cooing, eye contact, body language, crying, etc.) You
should initiate interactions with infants to encourage communication as well.
To
meet the social needs of infants, make sure you:
- Reinforce infants’ responses by showing
interest and delight
- Take cues from infants to avoid over and under
stimulation
- Make eye contact while talking and singing to
them during care routines and play times
- Offer physical, reassuring contact and comfort
- Understand that they are observing the actions around them
- Let the environment be predictable, stable and free of stress
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