Goals & Objectives For Infants

Goal 1 : To Learn About Themselves

-To feel valued and secure in their relationships

-To feel competant and proud about what they can do

-To express their independence

Goal 4 : To Learn About Communicating

-To express needs and thoughts without using words

-To identify with a home language

-To respond to verbal and nonverbal commands

-To commuicate through language

Goal 2 : To Learn About Their Feelings

-To communicate a broad range of emotions through gestures, sounds, and eventually words

-To express their feelings in appropriate ways

Goal 5 : To Learn About Moving & Doing

-To develop gross motor skills

-To develop fine motor skills

-To coordinate eye and hand movments

-To develop self-help skills

Goal 3 : To Learn About Others

-To develop trusting relationships with nurturing adults

-To show interest in peers

-To demonstrate caring and cooperation

-To try out roles and relationships through imitation and play

Goal 6 : To Acquire Thinking Skills

-To gain and understanding of basic concepts and relationships

-To apply knowledge to new situations

-To develop strategies for solving problems