Babys First Year Flashcards
Growth
Changes in size(height and weight)
Development
Changes in skills, abilities
What is usually bigger on the baby
The head
Development follows a what?
Pattern but is not steady
Physical
“The body”
Social
With other people
Emotional
Feelings
Intellectual
The brain
Types of development
Physical Social Emotional Intellectual (Pies)
What influences growth and development
Heredity, nutrition, health, experiences, environment
In the 1sy year, babies what their high and their length what
Triples their height and grows 50% in length
What happens in the 1st year Development
Vision-depth perception
Hearing, touch, smell, taste
Voice
Motor skills, reflexes, eye hand coordination
Gross motor def
Large muscles
Fine motor def
Smaller muscles
Shaken baby syndrome def
Abusive head trauma trumatic brain injury can cause brain damage and even death
Types of reflexes
Rooting Babinski Stepping Mono Palmer
Babies need what for sleep
Plenty of time to sleep
Safe area
Sleep routines for nap time and bedtime
Never put what to thicken food
Cereal
Don’t feed a baby what
Can’t digest cows milk before 1
Ice cream
Cottage cheese
Yogurt
Don’t introduce solid foods until baby can
Sit up
Introduce solid foods
One at a time
Stage 1 texture is
Stage 3 texture is
1- very smooth
3- adult applesauce
Start what after a few solid foods
Juice
Do not give baby any
Honey(bacteria that children can't fight off well) Tea Pop Coffee Caffeine
Limit amount of juice
J
Dress a baby in
Layers
Avoid what In baby clothes
Strings
Puffy snow suits while In car
Flame retardant sleepover **
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Weaning def
To slowly stop something
Sudden infant death syndrome
Small % of babies die in their sleep for no apparent reason
