This week for my intervention session I had this feeling the infant would reach her goal when I went to her home. As we worked with her on sitting up for 2-3 minutes she had times during the session where she would make it 20 seconds and then fall over, versus 4 minutes where she would stay up for a long time. We tried a few different strategies in order to have her sit up. She liked interaction with her mom and her sister over the toys. When the mom and sister used a toy to interact with her she also responded to that very well. She had moments where she was able to keep her balance when a toy was out of reach, but balance will be something her mother and I want to work on with her more. For my back up plan I will have her work on getting on her knees to go from scooting to crawling.
In class I really appreciated the class sharing their concerns as well as their triumphs. This helped me remember that we are in the beginning stages of our learning and it is okay not to be perfect. I also learned during class how important it is to be repetitive and learn from our strategies that don't work. I am looking forward to our next session together as we try new strategies and I see her continue to develop.
"I feel like she is grading me!" -Rachel
While this is a funny quote, I think it is applicable because a lot of us feel incompetent, but Sister Swenson reassured us that as long as we are making progress and intentionally planning and thinking through our plans, it counts.
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