Seven Fires

PSYCHOLOGY 30

7 Stages of Life “7 Fires”

Response Journal

1.      Life starts at the time of conception.  Ceremonies begin and the new life celebrated...

2.      Everything has a life.  The rocks, the air, the trees.  “All my relations” means “all life”.

3.      Creators Law: Live in balance and harmony with all creation; Spiritual World & Physical World; Everything in life is in a circle; Take care fo all creation though ceremonies.

4.      Seven Fires: One – Conception & Life in the Womb.  Baby experiences everything that the mother experiences, therefore: no violence; no yelling; do not watch scary or violent movies; no bad foods; no toxins.  Care of the mother is crucial.

5.      Seven Fires: Two – Birth to Walking.  Kinship care: uncles and aunties teach the children about certain subjects mothers and fathers are not allowed to talk about.  Mossbag/Cradle Board: developing sight, smell, hearing and taste; no touching.

6.      Seven Fires: Three – Walking to Seven Years.  Gender roles taught by aunties and uncles; Special needs emerge; Two Spirit.

7.      Seven Fires: Four – Little Men & Little Women.  Moon Time.  Hunt/Vision Quest.

8.      Seven Fires: Five – Men & Women.  Traditional Wedding.  Elders are considered the judge, minister, marriage counsellor, therapist, and divorce lawyer. 

9.      Seven Fires: Six – Adult Life.  Marriage is sacred with great preparation going into the union of a couple for life.  (ceremonies are forever) The man lives with the wife’s family. 

10.  Seven Fires: Seven – Elders.  Elders do not travel, you must seek them out.  Proof of lifelong training (Scabaos) to be an elder.    

Bring Home Baby Part B:

Diapers in one year:

12 diapers a day for 2 months

720 in first 2 months sizes newborn to size 1

8 diapers a day for 2 months

480 in next 2 months size 2 to 3

5 diapers a day 5 months size 3 to 4

900 diapers in next 5 months

4 diapers a day for 3 months size 5 to 6

360 diapers

TOTAL 2460 in a year. ON AVERAGE.


Or Cloth Diaper:

www.teenytinytotshop.com 


WIPES!!!

An example:  one container a week.  One bag is about 3 refills.

So about 17 to 20 bags in one year.

Formula?  Find your answers here.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090403065042AAschxe  

Preparing for Baby Booklet

Preparing for Baby Booklet Assignment:

1.  This booklet is a collection of items that you would need to purchase or acquire prior to a baby's arrival into the home for the first year.  (Leave diapers and formula/baby food for Wednesday, when I get back)

2.  Using the internet, create a booklet that shows pictures of items you would purchase as well as the cost of the items made in PUBLISHER.  The costs of the items need to be listed along with the item for quick reference and grand total at the bottom.  (As in a list in WORD)  Use CANADIAN SITES, with CANADIAN FUNDS: Walmart, Zellers, Babies R Us, etc. 

3.  One the booklet is complete a question sheet will be given to you to complete and include with your assignment.

4.  You will be given this week to complete this preparing for baby booklet.... that means it will be due end of class Friday, or first thing Monday morning.

5.  Refer to the list of items in the picture attached to this blog entry.

6.  Your baby booklet needs an appropriate title page - be creative - with project title, your name, grade, class and due date.  (March 11, 2011)

Marking Scheme:

Information - 50 marks

Neatness and Organization - 15 marks

Title Page - 15 marks

Summary/List sheet - 20 marks

Total 100 marks    

Journal #1, #2, #3

I guess you need me to hold your hand with this one.... I was hoping that you all were listening when I said that you needed to have a section of your psychology binder for journaling, and that when I say "journal this", you would just go to that section.  Really, grade 11 and 12?  I have to guide you further?

Journal #1 - Ages and Stages Unit one Second Article: An Introduction to developmental psychology Page 7
Question to respond to: How would an understanding of human development aid you as a family member?

Journal #2 - Blue Handouts - Theoretical Perspectives on Human Development
Question to respond to: Give one example (life experience or what you have seen on TV) of theoretical perspectives on human development.

Journal #3 - Prenatal Development/Labour and Delivery
Question to respond to:  So?  What do you think? 

2.7 Labour and Delivery

Lesson Objectives:

• What are the stages of birth?
• What are the strategies used in childbirth?
• What are some of the complications that can arise in labour and delivery?
• What is the father's role in the labour and delivery process?

What are the stages of birth?
The birth process occurs in three stages: 

• For a woman having her first child, the first stage, the longest, lasts an average of 12 to 24 hours.  Uterine contractions are 15 to 20 minutes apart at the beginning and last up to a minute.  These contractions cause the woman’s cervix to stretch and open.  As the first stage progresses, the contractions come closer together appearing every two to five minutes.  Their intensity increases too.  By the end of the first birth stage these contractions dilate the cervix to an opening of about 8 to 10 centimetres.  This allows the baby to move from the uterus to the birth canal.
• The second stage begins when the baby’s head starts to move through the cervix and the birth canal.  It terminates when the baby completely emerges from the mother’s body.  This stage lasts approximately 1.5 hours.  With each contraction the mother bears down hard to push the baby out of her body.  By the time the baby’s head is out of the mother’s body the contractions come almost every minute and last for about a minute.
• Afterbirth is the third stage, at which time the placenta, umbilical cord, and other membranes are detached and expelled.  This final stage is the shortest of the three birth stages lasting only minutes (Santrock, 1999, p. 104).

What are the strategies used in childbirth?
In the standard childbirth procedure the expectant mother is taken to a hospital where a doctor is responsible for the baby’s delivery.
The Leboyer method intends to make the birth process less stressful for infants.  Leboyer vehemently objects to holding newborns upside down and slapping them, putting silver nitrate in their eyes, separating them immediately from their mothers, and scaring them with bright lights and harsh noises in the delivery room.  In the Leboyer method the baby is placed on the mother’s stomach immediately after birth so the mother can caress the infant.  Then the infant is placed in a bath of warm water to relax.
The Lamaze method has become a widely used childbirth strategy.  It involves helping the expectant mother to cope actively with the pain of childbirth through relaxation and breathing techniques and to avoid or reduce medication.
A caesarian section is the surgical removal of the baby from the uterus.  A caesarian section is usually performed if the baby is in a breech position, if it is lying crosswise in the uterus, if the baby’s head is too large to pass through the mother’s pelvis, if the baby develops complications, or if the mother is bleeding vaginally (Santrock, 1999, p. 106).
What are some of the complications that can arise in labour and delivery?
Complications can accompany the baby’s delivery:

• Precipitate delivery is a form of delivery that takes place too rapidly.  A precipitate delivery is one in which the baby takes less than 10 minutes to be squeezed through the birth canal.  This deviation in delivery can disturb the infant’s normal flow of blood and the pressure on the infant’s head can cause hemorrhaging.
• Anoxia is insufficient supply of oxygen to the infant and can develop if the delivery takes too long.  Anoxia can cause brain damage.
• The breech position is the baby’s position in the uterus that causes the buttocks to be the first part to emerge from the vagina.  Normally the crown of the baby’s head comes first (Santrock, 1999, p. 105).

What is the father’s role in the labour and delivery process? 

• See Ages and Stages “Labour and Delivery” for more information on the father’s role in labour and delivery.

http://www.babycenter.ca/video/labour-and-birth/labor-birth/

http://www.babycenter.ca/video/labour-and-birth/water-birth/

http://www.babycenter.ca/video/labour-and-birth/c-section/