Chapter 3 Flashcards
Newborn reflexes
-The newborn is born with unlearned responses triggered by specific stimuli
-Some have survival value
Sucking, blinking eye
-Some are developmental precursors to later behaviors
-Stepping before walking
-Reflexes reflect the health of the child’s nervous system
Assessing the Newborn
-Apgar scoring
Apgar Scoring
- Heart Rate
- Respiration
- Muscle Tone
- Reflexes
- Skin Tone
Apgar Results
- Each category score from 0 to 2
- Total of 7+: good physical condition
- Total of 4-6: Needs special attention
- Total of 3 or less: Life-threatening
Newborn sleeping
-Newborns sleep on average of 16-18 hours a day
Sleep cycle:
-4 hour cycle
3 hours sleep, 1 hour awake
3-4 month old sleeping
-5-6 hour sleep cycle
6 month old sleeping
-Sleep 10-12 hours at night
REM Sleep
- 50% of newborn sleep
- 25% by 12 months
Co-Sleeping
- Practice of sleeping in the same room or bed with the child
- No evidence of increased dependence
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
-Sudden, inexplicable death of a healthy baby
SIDS Risk Factors and Reduced Risk
Risk Factors
-Premature birth and low birth weight
-Parental smoking
-Child overheating and sleeping on stomach
-African-American infants (Often sleep on stomach)
Reduce Risks
-Sleeping on back or sides
Tempermant
-Consistent styles or patterns of infant behavior
Dimensions of Tempermant
- Surgency/extroversion
- Negative affect
- Effortful control
Surgency/extroversion
Child is generally
- happy
- active
- vocal
- seeks stimulation
Negative Affect
Child is
- Angry
- Fearful
- Frustrated
- Shy
- Not easily soothed
