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Group Size
Time
Section
Purpose
ACTIVITY: SOOTHING STRATEGIES
Individual parents
10 minutes
Section 3: Caring for Your Newborn
Help parents understand the steps and actions involved in soothing their newborn through visual reinforcement and practice.
If possible, have a newborn doll for each family to use. You may also want to have swaddle blankets, pacifiers, carriers and other supplies that can be used to soothe baby.
Preview
Preparation
Print and laminate the soothing strategy cards on the following pages. Optional: affix a magnet to the back of each.
Pass out one or more cards to each family and instruct them to practice the activity on each card separately then try to combine activities on all cards.
Procedure
After a few minutes, they can switch cards with their neighbor or return them to you to receive new cards.
SOOTHING STRATEGIES
Alternative Methods
Hand an entire set of cards to each family. Have them practice each activity separately then combine as many as they can at once to try to soothe baby.
Permission to copy Soothing Strategies cards is granted for personal use with the purchase of Plumtree Baby Newborn Curriculum.
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