This week in my intervention Session I was able to see the
infant progress and take major steps to accomplishing her goal. Her mom still
wants her to work on sitting up, because she can’t leave her alone to sit up
and play yet. As she continues to get stronger her balance will get better. Her
mom is going to work with her on her balance and giving her more opportunities
during the day to sit up by herself. She is busy and told me that she needs to
allow her baby more time during their routines where they can practice
balancing. She will try more strategies I gave her while she is getting
dressed, and while she is eating.
I was evaluated by Celeste this week and she told me one
thing I can do better is working more with the coaching model. I noticed I tend
to take over when the baby is sitting up, and that is mostly because I want the
mom in front of the baby to keep her engaged. This week I will practice telling
the mom why I am doing certain strategies and how that helps her baby.
A concern I have is that she is leaning to one side when she
sits up. A strategy I showed her mom was putting her on an exercise ball to
strengthen her core on her other side. Is there a reason for me or her mom to
watch this closely?
“We need to teach them things that are concrete and not
abstract.”-Amanda
This applies not only to her infant, but also to the one I
am working with. If she is not motivated or sees no reason to sit up, then she
won’t.
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