1st Two Years

Question 1

Weight

Answer 1

First 3 days: loose weight
Then gain 1 ounce a day
At 4 months: it doubles
1 year: it triples

Question 2

Height

Answer 2

Grow 10 in every year

Growth slows down after 1 year

Question 3

Sleep

Answer 3

New borns sleep 15 - 17 hours
Decreased with maturity
Babies sleep most of the time at REM sleep.

Question 4

R.E.M. Sleep

Answer 4

Rapid eye movement 
Rapid brain waves :
     Brain growth 
     Learning 
     Emotional regulation 
     Academic success 
     Psychological adjustment

Question 5

Brain development

When is it the fastest?

Answer 5

2 weeks after conception to 2 years after birth the brain grows the fastest than any other organ

Question 6

Brain connections

Answer 6

Central nervous system :

Brain and the spinal cord

Question 7

Axons

Answer 7

Send out information

Question 8

Dendrites

Answer 8

Receive information

There is an increase of dendrites during the 1st two years

Question 9

Neurotransmitters:

Answer 9

Brain chemical carrying information from the axon sending info to the dendrites

Question 10

Experience-expectant brain function:

Answer 10

Brain functions require basic common experiences to develop normally

Question 11

Experience- dependent brain function:

Answer 11

Brain functions that depend on a particular experience and therefore may or may not develop

Question 12

Pruning

Answer 12

Process where unused connection in brain

Question 13

What can harm the brain?

Answer 13

Shaken baby syndrome
Stress
Lack of stimulation
Social deprivation genie

Question 14

Perception

Answer 14

Mental processing and interpretation of senses

Question 15

Binocular vision

Answer 15

Ability to use both eyes to focus on one thing

Question 16

Motor skills

Answer 16

Movement ability :
Muscle strength 
Brain maturation
Practice
Ex: reflexes 
Some morph into skills

Question 17

Gross motor

Answer 17

Large body movements

Question 18

Fine motor skills

Answer 18

Small body movement like fingers that give you the ability to draw, write, type

Question 19

Sudden infant death syndrome (SID)

Answer 19

Baby dies during sleep due to lack of air

2-6months

Question 20

Sleep position

Answer 20

Sleep on their back

Question 21

Immunization

Answer 21

Primes body’s immune system to resist particular disease