Resource Plan for Lincoln

Resource What it is/ Why Use it Where to find it/Items in the Home

Help Me Grow: Includes developmental http://helpmegrowmn.org/HMG/Develop

Developmental milestones for each age Milestone/6Months/index.html
Milestones: 6 Months stage, specifically 6
months as well as
resources for each
developmental stage.
This is beneficial because
it will help give pointers
on each developmental
stage, activities to help
strengthen specific
developmental points, as
well as provide more
professional resources for
Lincoln’s growth, if
needed.

Zero to Three: steps Includes articles, https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/20

towards crawling resources, and services to 2-steps-toward-crawling
help support a child’s
development
Article has helps,
different crawling
stances, things to avoid,
etc. when it comes to
crawling.
This is beneficial because
it will help with
understanding what stage
of crawling Lincoln is
and ways to help him
move onto the next steps
of crawling.
Care.com: Includes articles and https://www.care.com/c/stories/4582/acti
community: activities community forums for vities-to-get-your-baby-crawling-standin/
to get your baby mothers and caregivers to
crawling, standing, help each other with their
and walking. child’s development.
Article gives activities
and advice on how to help
get your child moving.
This is beneficial because
it can act as a support
group of sorts for
Lincoln’s family as they
have questions or
concerns about how to
help encourage crawling
and eventually standing
for Lincoln.

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resistance-setting wheels
and leading up to
independent walking. It
also is beneficial to
Lincoln’s sensory and
literacy learning as he
would play with the front
panel of different sounds,
lights, and textures.
Centers for Disease Includes important https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/mil
Control and milestones, red flags, and estones/milestones-6mo.html
Prevention: Important helpful resources for a
Milestones: 6 months child approaching 6
months old.
This is beneficial because
it will provide Lincoln’s
family with a list of
developmental red flags
to be on the watch for as
well as resources if any
red flags do appear.

“5 Tips to Help Your This is a resource of 5 https://www.sleepingbaby.com/blogs/ne

Baby Learn To Self- tips on self-soothing such ws/18516269-5-tips-to-help-your-baby-
Soothe and Sleep” by as wean your baby away learn-to-self-soothe-and-sleep
Sleeping Baby from swaddling. This
website also gives great
explanations on when
babies learn how to self-
soothe, and why it
matters. There are
multiple ideas given in
this article such as lying
Lincoln down drowsy
before he takes a nap each
day that you could try and
see if it would work. If
one idea doesn’t work,
then you can try and use
another idea that was
suggested in the article.

“How Can I Practice Since you asked about Website URL:

Baby Sign Language” baby sign language, here
by Pathways.org is a website that gives you
videos and step by step
instructions on what signs
to work on with Lincoln.
An example of the step by
step instruction is “Try
using simple signs during
every day experiences
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 focusing on three
different words/signs. Say
the words slowly and
clearly as you make the
signs. Words for objects
are the easiest to start
with because you can
immediately show what
your sign means.”
There are also tips on the
website of when to teach
Lincoln how to sign, how
baby sign language helps
(Teaching your baby to
use signs could help them
express their wants and
emotions before they’re
able to speak. Signing
might help baby tell you
they are hungry or want
more of something.
Increased communication
can strengthen the parent
child bonds), and steps to
take when starting to sign
with Lincoln.

“Weaning a Toddler: This is a resource that https://www.bellybelly.com.au/breastfeed

10 Tips to Gently gives 10 different tips to ing/weaning-a-toddler/
Wean Your Toddler” keep in mind and try and
by bellybelly.com she weans Lincoln away
from nursing. An
example of one of these
tips #1, There is No
Rush- The first thing to
remember is that weaning
takes time. There is no
definitive timeline of how
long weaning should take,
each case if different. The
website also gives great
explanation on each tip
 and what they could do or
what to expect while
trying it such as Staying
flexible, and keeping an
open mind should help
you to avoid stress, and
even enjoy the weaning
process.

“Childproofing This is a resource that https://www.babycenter.com/0_childproo

Checklist: Before gives great information fing-checklist-before-your-baby-
Your Baby Crawls” about how one can baby crawls_9446.bc
by babycenter proof their house. This
resource has an entire
checklist for every part of
a house and gives
examples of how they can
do it. One example that
was given on the website
was for Electrical outlets,
cords, and appliances:
● Put safety plugs or
outlet covers over
unused outlets or
block with
furniture.
● Hide electrical
cords behind
furniture or use a
hide-a-cord
device.
● Keep blow dryers,
toasters, and other
appliances
unplugged and out
of reach.

“Movement, Since Lincoln will be http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/move12y

Coordination, for you walking before you know r.html?WT.ac=p-ra
1-2 Year old” by Kids it, here is a resource on
Health helping Lincoln’s
development improve
 once he gets past
crawling. On the website,
they give a suggestion on
helping your child’s
development such as
“Give your child lots of
things to do and see in
this new upright position.
Take walks around your
yard or through the
neighborhood together or
hold hands and climb up
and down the stairs
together.” This resource
also gives a good
explanation on when to
call a doctor. It states that
“Your doctor will talk to
you during routine check-
ups about your child's
progress. But if you have
concerns before then, call
your doctor, especially if
your child does not:
● walk by 18
months
● walk in a more
mature pattern
after several
months of practice
● walk any way but
on the toes
● climb stairs while
holding on.

11 Baby Sign Since you stated that you https://www.parenting.com/gallery/baby-

Language: 21 Words would like to learn more sign-language-words-to-know
and Signs to Know about baby signs here is
another websites that can
 help you learn some
simple sings to use with
Lincoln. Some of the
words this website will
help you learn are
“more”, “done”, “eat” and
“change”. This website
also shows pictures of
each sing and gives tips
on how to do each sign.
This resource is a great
way to start to
communicate with
Lincoln. These are simple
signs that are easy to
learn and easy to teach.

12 “Six Signs Your Potty training for Lincoln https://www.pull-ups.com/en-us/potty-

Child Is Ready For is way off in the future training/when-to-start/6-signs-your-child-
Potty Training” but here are some tips to is-ready
see when he is ready for
potty training. This
website offers you 6 signs
to look for when your
child is getting to the age
of potty training. This is a
great resource to use to
notice the signs of when
Lincoln is ready to potty
train.

13 Tips for Reading This website has lots of http://www.seussville.com/Parents/tips_r

with Your Children great tips on how to read eading_child.php
with your child. some of
the tips include where to
read and how reading
helps develop a love for
it. These tips will help
make reading fun and
engaging for both you
and Lincoln.
14 Age-by-age guide Since you are already https://www.babycenter.com/0_age-by-
to feeding your baby starting to introduce solid age-guide-to-feeding-your-
foods to Lincoln, here is a baby_1400680.bc
website that can help you
learn about each stage of
solid foods and when to
introduce some foods.

15 5 Games to Get Lincoln will be walking https://www.mom365.com/baby/baby-

Your Baby Walking. in no time so here are development/5-walking-games
some games that you can
play with Lincoln to help
build those muscles for
walking. This website has
many fun and engaging
games to help Lincoln
strengthen his core
muscles. These muscles
are an important factor in
getting Lincoln standing
and walking.