1 month to 1 year

Question 1

Infants gain how much weight per week the first 6 months of life?

Answer 1

5 to 7 oz per week

Question 2

Birth weight is at least (blank) by the age of 6 months, and (blank) by the age of 12 months

Answer 2

double; tripled

Question 3

Infants grow approximately how many cm or inches per month the first 6 months of life?

Answer 3

2.5 cm (1 inch) per month

Question 4

Growth occurs in spurts after the age of (blank), and the birth length increases by (blank) by the age of 12 months.

Answer 4

6 months; 50%

Question 5

The circumference of infants’ head increases y approximately how much per month for the first 6 months of life?

Answer 5

1.5 cm (0.6 inches)

and then approximately 0.5 cm between 6 & 12 months of age

Question 6

True or false.

6 to 8 teeth should erupt in an infant’s mouth by the end of the first year of age.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or false.

The first teeth typically erupt between the ages of 6 and 10 months.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

How should you ease teething pain?

Answer 8

Using cold teething rings and OTC teething gels.
Tylenol and/or ibuprofen can be used if teething interferes with sleeping or feeding. Do not use for more than 3 days. Ibuprofen should be used only in infants over the age of 6 months.

Question 9

How should you clean infants’ teeth?

Answer 9

Using a cool, wet washcloth

Question 10

Should bottles be given to infants when they are falling asleep? why?

Answer 10

No. Because prolonged exposure to milk or juice can cause early childhood caries.

Question 11

At what age will an infant demonstrate head lag and have a grasp reflex?

Answer 11

1 month

Question 12

At what age will an infant lift head off mattress when prone and hold their hands in an open position?

Answer 12

2 months

Question 13

At what age will an infant raise their head and shoulders off mattress when prone, but will only have slight head lag, keep hands loosely open, and no longer has a grasp reflex?

Answer 13

3 months

Question 14

At what age will an infant roll from back to side and place objects in their mouth?

Answer 14

4 months

Question 15

At what age will an infant roll front to back and use their palmar grasp dominantly?

Answer 15

5 months

Question 16

At what age will an infant roll from back to front and hold their bottle?

Answer 16

6 months

Question 17

At what age will an infants bear full weight on their feet and move objects from hand to hand?

Answer 17

7 months

Question 18

At what age will an infant set unsupported and begin using a pincer grasp?

Answer 18

8 months

Question 19

At what age will an infant pull up to a standing position, creep on hands and knees instead of crawling and use a crude pincer grasp?

Answer 19

9 months

Question 20

At what age will an infant change from a prone position to a sitting position and can grasp a rattle by its handle?

Answer 20

10 months

Question 21

At what age will an infants walk while holding onto something and place objects into a container with a neat pincer grasp?

Answer 21

11 months

Question 22

At what age will an infant sit down from a standing position without assistance and try to build a two-block tower without success?

Answer 22

12 months

Question 23

What Piaget stage is from birth to 24 months where the three important tasks accomplished are separation, object permanence, and mental representation?

Answer 23

Sensorimotor stage

Question 24

True or false.

Crying is the first form of verbal communication.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

By what age will an infant say 3 to 5 words and comprehend the word “no”?

Answer 25

1 year

Question 26

What Erikson stage is from birth to 1 year and involves the caregiver-infant relationship, meeting comfort, feeding, and stimulation needs?

Answer 26

Trust vs. Mistrust

Question 27

Separation anxiety begins around what age?

Answer 27

4 to 8 months

Question 28

Stranger fear becomes evident at what age?

Answer 28

6 to 8 months

Question 29

True or false.

Play should provide interpersonal contact and educational stimulation.

Answer 29

True