Parental Tips Skills that are learnt in  Comfort self in

different ways. E.g

Developmental Domain is
Physical Domain
(sucking thumb)
important.  Sit unsupported.  Expresses
 Pulls self to stand. preferences for some
What are developmental
 Crawls. people and things
domains?
 Stand and sit on their over others.
There are three special own.  Respond to different
domains; Psychomotor,  Toss and throw voice tone.
Cognitive and Affective. objects.  Show interest in
These are broken down into  Kick a big ball. others around them.
five developmental domains,  Pull or put object in  Express pleasure
which are Physical, Social, container. vocally and physically
Emotional, Cognitive and  Turn pages of a when eye contact is
Language. These domains book. made.
help our children to develop
Skills that are learnt in
appropriately within their Skills that are learnt
Cognitive Domain.
milestones achieved. in Social domain.
 know the difference  Make association.
between familiar & E.g. (crying brings
strange faces. attention)
 Have a sense of  React to a variety of
belonging.ofE.g
Definition Developmental Domains sound high and low
(Family). pitched. E.g (voices)
Physical: the physical domain  Play together or  Stretch to reach
allows your child to alongside each other objects not within
participate in physical (observing). reach.
activities that develop their  Uses cries to alert  Focus on high
gross and fine motor skills. adults. contrast objects. E.g
 Become more mobile (bright coloured
Social: The social domain
and familiar to a toys).
enables your child to interact
wide group of toys.  Focuses &
with their peers and play
 Learn to wave concentrates on
corporately and allows the
goodbye. familiar faces and
child to build relationships.
 Build relation. imitate movement of
Emotional: Skills that are learnt these faces.
in Emotional domain.  Become more
Language: this plays a vital  Uses cries to alert familiar with
role in children lives where parents/adults. counting.
they express themselves  Try to imitate words.
through thoughts and
emotion to fulfill their needs.
 Make an attempt to  Put cherrios in a Cognitive Domain Activity:
repeat or babble the bottle or
name of an object. container.  Parents can use pop
up or interactive
Skills that are learnt in reading book to help
language skills. Social Domain: the child relate to
picture sound and
 Babbling.  Parent interact texture.
 Listen when with child by  Singing jingles &
spoken to. hiding their face nursery rhymes (sing
 Focus on adults to from the child. them repeatedly to
faces The child should children)
(expressions & laugh & play
gestures). corporately. Language Domain Activity:
 Respond to their  Outdoor
name. interactive play.  Potty training. Parent
 Uses Parent will allow can talk to the child
exclamation such child to get while changing
as “oh oh!” familiar with diaper e.g. (calling
 Associate some other children. the word
sound with  Parent will urinate/deficate or
object & people create the just calling &
seen. environment for identifying different
 Say mama & familiar and a body parts)
dada. unfamiliar faces.  Imitating words.
 Make two three Parents can say bye-
syllables sound. Emotional domain: bye for the child to
repeat.
Activities that promote  Expressing
mastery in each domain. emotions
through body
Physical domain: movement. E.g.
(kicking, arm
 Kicking large
waving, facial
softball.
expression.)
 Parent illustrates
 parent will show
to child how to
love to child to
kick a ball.
have a sense of
 Put ball at child
belonging.
feet and ask
 Show affection
child to kick.
by hugging and
kissing.