Apply strategies caregivers can use to ensure safe sleeping habits and the prevention of SIDS in infants
Central Objective: In early childhood education and child care centers, apply caregiver-focused strategies to ensure safe sleeping habits and prevent SIDS in infants. Supporting Elements: This page provides practical examples caregivers can implement, such as back-to-sleep on a firm mattress, room-sharing without bed-sharing, keeping the sleep area free of loose bedding and soft objects, maintaining appropriate clothing and temperature, offering supervised awake tummy time, and ongoing staff training plus family communication to sustain safe sleep environments and prevent SUIDS.Trainings incorporating this outcome
6 hours courses
0.6 CEUs4 hours courses
2 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Give examples of strategies caregivers can use to ensure safe sleeping habits and the prevention of SIDS/SUIDS in infants.
- Explain appropriate crib guidelines for caregivers to ensure safe sleep for infants and young toddlers.
- Give examples of strategies caregivers can use to prevent biting.
- Describe how caregivers can help to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.
- Give examples of strategies to prevent traumatic brain injuries in infants and young children.
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
- Identify the risk factors that contribute to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and what guidelines can prevent it.
- Select strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
- Describe the use of safe sleep practices.
- Identify safe practices with infants including SIDS, Abusive Head Trauma, and SBS.
- Describe common myths and facts about safe sleep for infants and young toddlers.
- Explain the use of safe sleep practices.
- Define strategies for prevention of obesity in children including the role of the educator and why prevention is important.
- Discuss Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and identify preventive measures
- Give examples of time management strategies administrators can use to balance record keeping and supervising.
- List strategies for trainers on how to apply DEI practices.
- Identify strategies and practices for preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma in the child care setting
- Identify safe practices in the prevention of and response to food and other allergies in the childcare environment.
- Describe Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and identify preventive measures.
- List safety risks for infants and toddlers and strategies to diminish these risks.
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