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Pack a variety of toys to play with - you may be placed in a room to interact with him/her without any toys.
Good things to bring
- paper and crayons
- balloons
- cars
- small ball
- stacking cups
- something musical
- stuffed animal that makes noise (great ones at Babies R us in the stroller accesorie department - about 5 bucks for a cow that moos)
Trace their foot, their hands, take a tape measure and get their height, head circumference.
Expect the child to be afraid of you and not want to make contact. You need to win him/her over - not vice versa. Get on your hands and knees so you are eye -eye and slowly introduce a toy etc until he/she is willing to play. Don't get upset if the child doesn't do much on your first visit - you are a stranger and they should be wary of you. Each visit should get better.
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