Chapter 4:Infant physical development Flashcards
Rice cereal + other cereal
6-9 months
Strained V+F
6-9
Protein Food
7-9months
Chopped meat /toast/crackers
9-10 months
Egg yolk
10-12 months
Frontal lobe(3)
personality/plans/emotions
Parietal lobe
somatosensory
Temporal lobe
hearing
Occipital
Vision
Rooting
Turning head towards touched cheek
Suck
Suck on nipple
Moro(startle reflexe)
Star position and than back into ball
Palmar
grasp object Ø thumb
Stepping
Putt foot down on ground
Babinski
When stroked spreads
Tonic neck
fencer pose
3 reflexes that will stay for life
Breathing
Blinking
Withdrawl
Motor skills Infant reflexes(3)SPF
Survival
protect
foundation for later motor behavior
Gross motor skills(large body mvmt)(9)
- Lift head at 1 month
- Lift chest at 2 months
- Support head at 3
- Roll at 6 months
- Sit at 7 months
- Crawl at 8 months
- Stand+support at 8-9 months
- Walk at 12 -15 months
- Kick at 15 months
Fine motor skills =small mvmt 4 set of skills 4 6 9-12 15-24
Hold +grasp at 4 months
reach and manipulate at 6 months
thumb + pincer at 9-12 months
stack block at 15-24 months
Integration of Sensory Info (3)
- 1month = sight + touch
- 4 months=sigh+sound
- 4-7 months=match facial appearance with sound
Nature mechansims in physical growth (2)
- Heredity
2. pituitary glands
Nurture mechanisms of physical growth (2)
- nutrition
2. Breastfeeding
FAILURE TO THRIVE(FTT)
when their weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and sex.
Shaken baby syndrome
Occurs when a parent or caregiver severely shakes a baby or toddler due to frustration or anger
Sudden infant death syndrome
the sudden and unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year old.
When can fetus hear
at 7-8 months
How far do newborns see
6m
