Intervention Activities - Ages and Stages

1 About the ASQ -3. Intervention Activities The Intervention Activities include games and other fun events for parents and caregivers and their young children. Each sheet contains Activities that correspond to ages in the ASQ-3 intervals: 1 4. months old, 4 8 months old, 8 12 months old, 12 16 months old, 16 20 months old, 20 24 months old, 24 30 months old, 30 36 months old, 36 48 months old, 48 60 months old, and 60 66 months old. These sheets can be photocopied and used in monitoring programs in a variety of ways. The Intervention Activities suggestions can be mailed or given to parents with ASQ-3, or they can be attached to a feedback letter along with the ASQ-3 results. They can be printed or enlarged onto colored paper. Parents can be encouraged to post the sheets on their refrigerator door or bulletin board and to try Activities with their young children as time allows.

2 If a child has difficulties in a particular developmental area, a service provider can star or underline certain games that might be particularly useful for parents to present. Similarly, service providers and family members can modify the Activities to make them match the family's cultural setting and available materials. As with all Activities for young children, these Intervention Activities should be supervised by an adult at all times. Intervention Activities are available in several languages in ASQ Online and at Intervention Activities are provided in English and Spanish in the ASQ -3 User's Guide, Appendix F, as well as on the CD-ROM that accompanies the ASQ-3 questionnaires (provided in English with ASQ-3. English questionnaires and in Spanish with ASQ -3 Spanish). ASQ -3 User's Guide by Squires, Twombly, Bricker, & Potter.

3 2009 Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Activities for Infants 1 4 Months Old Talk softly to your baby when Take turns with your baby when With your baby securely in your feeding him, changing his dia- When you see your baby re- Sing to your baby (even if you he makes cooing and gurgling arms or in a front pack, gently pers, and holding him. He may sponding to your voice , praise don't do it well). Repetition of sounds. Have a conversation swing and sway to music that not understand every word, but and cuddle her. Talk back to her songs and lullabies helps your back and forth with simple you are singing or playing on he will know your voice and be and see if she responds again. baby to learn and listen. sounds that he can make. the radio. comforted by it. Put a puppet or small sock on Place a shatterproof mirror close your finger.

4 Say your baby's Make sure your baby is posi- With your baby on her back, to your baby where she can see Rock your baby gently in your name while moving the puppet tioned so that you can touch his hold a brightly colored stuffed it. Start talking, and tap the mir- arms and sing Rock-a-bye or sock up and down. See feet. Gently play with his toes animal above her head, in her ror to get her to look. The mir- Baby or another lullaby. Sing whether he follows the move- and feet, tickling lightly. Add the line of vision. See if she watches ror will provide visual stimula- your lullaby and swing your ment. Now move your finger in This Little Piggy Went to Mar- the stuffed animal as you move tion. Eventually your baby will baby to the gentle rhythm. a circle. Each time your baby is ket rhyme, touching a different it slowly back and forth.

5 Understand her reflection. able to follow the puppet, try a toe with each verse. new movement. Place your baby on her tummy with head to Lay your baby on his back and Rest your baby, tummy down, one side, on a blanket/towel on carpeted In nice weather, take your baby touch his arms and legs in differ- on your arm, with your hand on Hold your baby in your lap and floor. Lie next to her to provide encourage- on a nature walk through a park ment. Until she has the strength, have her ent places. Make a whooping . her chest. Use your other hand softly shake a rattle on one side or neighborhood. Talk about spend equal time facing left and right. sound with each touch. Your to secure your baby support of his head, then the other side. everything you see. Even Make tummy time a little longer each baby may smile and anticipate her head and neck.

6 Gently Shake slowly at first, then faster. day. Closely watch your baby in case she though she might not under- the next touch by watching your swing her back and forth. As she Your baby will search for the rests her face on the floor, which could re- stand everything, she will like hand. When you make each gets older, walk around to give noise with his eyes. strict breathing. As her strength grows, she being outside and hearing your will be able to lift her head and push up on sound, you can also name the her different views. voice . her arms, leading to rolling and crawling. part of the body you touch. Hold your baby closely, or lay him With white paper and a black marker, down on a soft, flat surface. Be close create several easy-to-recognize im- Lay your baby on his back on a enough (8" 12") so that he can see Read simple books to your ages on each piece of paper.

7 Start Gently shake a rattle or another you. Face to face, start with small soft, flat surface such as a bed baby. Even if he does not under- with simple patterns (diagonal stripes, baby toy that makes a noise. Put movements (stick out your tongue, or a blanket. Gently tap or rub stand the story, he will enjoy bull's eyes, checkerboards, triangles). it in your baby's hand. See if she open your mouth with a wide grin). your baby's hands and fingers If you are patient, your baby may try being close and listening to you Place the pictures so that your baby takes it, even for a brief mo- can see them (8" 12 inches from her while singing Pat-a-Cake or to imitate you. As he gets older, you read. ment. face). Tape these pictures next to her another nursery rhyme. can try larger body movements with your head, hands, and arms.

8 You can car seat or crib. also try to imitate your baby. ASQ -3 User's Guide by Squires, Twombly, Bricker, & Potter. 2009 Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Activities for Infants 4 8 Months Old While sitting on the floor, place Let your baby see herself in a your baby in a sitting position Give your baby a spoon to Gently rub your baby with a soft mirror. Place an unbreakable Put a windup toy beside or be- inside your legs. Use your legs grasp and chew on. It's easy to cloth, a paper towel, or nylon. mirror on the side of your baby's hind your baby. Watch to see if and chest to provide only as hold and feels good in the Talk about how things feel (soft, crib or changing table so that your baby searches for the much support as your baby mouth. It's also great for bang- rough, slippery). Lotion feels she can watch.

9 Look in the mir- sound. needs. This allows you to play ing, swiping, and dropping. good, too. ror with your baby, too. Smile with your baby while encourag- and wave at your baby. ing independent sitting. Common household items such Play voice games. Talk with a as measuring spoons and mea- high or low voice . Click your Make another shaker using Place your baby on her tummy suring cups make toys with inter- tongue. Whisper. Take turns Fill a small plastic bottle (empty bells. Encourage your baby to with favorite toys or objects esting sounds and shapes. Gently with your baby. Repeat any medicine bottle with child-proof hold one in each hand and around but just slightly out of dangle and shake a set of mea- sounds made by him. Place your cap) with beans or rice. Let your shake them both. Watch to see reach. Encourage her to reach suring spoons or measuring cups baby so that you are face to baby shake it to make noise.

10 If your baby likes one sound out for toys and move toward where your baby can reach or face your baby will watch as better than another. them. kick at them. Let your baby hold you make sounds. them to explore and shake, too. Place your baby in a chair or car Fill an empty tissue box with Safely attach a favorite toy to a seat, or prop her up with pil- With your baby lying on his Play Peekaboo with hands, strips of paper. Your baby will side of your baby's crib, swing, lows. Bounce and play with a back, place a toy within sight cloth, or a diaper. Put the cloth love pulling them out. (Do not or cradle chair for him to reach flowing scarf or a large bounc- but out of reach, or move a toy over your face first. Then let use colored newsprint or maga- and grasp. Change toys fre- ing ball. Move it slowly up, then across your baby's visual range.)