physical Things normal for a 30-36 month old baby

2. physical Things normal for a 30-36 month old baby The Medline Medical Encyclopedia says that by 30 to 36 months, your toddler will be able to throw and kick a ball, jump in place and even ride a tricycle. Your toddler's motor skills are growing and maturing, making this the perfect time to engage her in physical activity. Physical fitness is an important aspect of any life, even at such an early age. By applying safe physical activities to your child's life now, you are ingraining healthy habits that your child will hopefully continue later in life.

3. Your baby’s emotions • At 30 - 36 months the infant- reflects on their actions and experience shame, guilt, pride • How do infants show emotions? Through behavioral and oral cues • Unhappy - crying, flail arms and legs, stiffen their bodies • Interest in objects - become quiet, visual tracking • Interest in people - smiling, laughing cooing, reaching out (and, eventually, going to them) • Crying - sometimes the only way to communicate needs • Hungry cry - (not always associated with hunger • Angry cry - rhythmic cry • Pain cry - sudden, loud cry without preliminary moaning • Frustration cry - two or three drawn-out cries, with no prolonged breath-holding • (louder, longer, more irregular than hungry cry) • Should parents always respond to a crying babies? Until age 3, usually “yes” • babies don’t like to cry; they do when necessary • necessary for building trust, emotional development • builds confidence in their power to affect their condition • Ignored babies tend to: • develop fewer forms of communication modes (babbling, gestures, facial expressions) • continue to cry more, but eventually withdraw