Describe common myths and facts about safe sleep for infants and young toddlers.
Learn common myths and facts about safe sleep for infants and young toddlers, as well as discover appropriate crib guidelines to ensure their safety. This page aims to provide caregivers in early childhood education and child care centers with valuable information on safe sleep practices.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Age group
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Give examples of strategies caregivers can use to ensure safe sleeping habits and the prevention of SIDS/SUIDS in infants.
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- List the most common reasons why infants and toddlers bite.
- Define healthy practices to mitigate the spread of germs and decrease the likelihood of SIDS in infants and toddlers.
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs.
- Identify the most common sources of stress for young children.
- Identify strategies for integrating culture and diversity into an infant and toddler program
- Give examples of strategies to prevent traumatic brain injuries in infants and young children.
- Identify types of abuse in infants and toddlers.
- Demonstrate understanding of appropriate interaction with infants and toddlers.
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Identify strategies for providing appropriate care for infants and toddlers with chronic health issues
- List safety risks for infants and toddlers and strategies to diminish these risks.
- Identify common interaction strategies to help promote a positive classroom environment for young children.
- Recognize the needs of individualized learning for infants and toddlers.
- Identify the components of a lesson plan for infants and toddlers.
- Identify safe practices with infants including SIDS, Abusive Head Trauma, and SBS.
- Demonstrate appropriate interaction with infants and toddlers
- Give examples of strategies that reduce stress in infants and young children.
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