Child Development 2

Question 1

What does a 3m old do?

Answer 1

Head control
Reaches for objects, fixes and follows
Cries, laughs, vocalises by 4m
Laughs

Question 2

What does a 6m old do?

Answer 2

Sits
Coordinates movements, transfers with palmar grip
Localises sound and babbles
Alert and interested, starting to wean

Question 3

What does a 9m old do?

Answer 3

Crawls
Primitive pincer grip
Inappropriate sounds, +/- single word
Stranger anxiety, plays peak a boo

Question 4

What does a 12m old do?

Answer 4

Stands and walks by 15-18m
Refined pincer grip
Responds to simple commands, ‘mama, dada’
Socially responsive and waves bye bye

Question 5

What does a 2 yr old do?

Answer 5

Runs, starts to use stairs
Circular scribbles, lines. Builds 3 cube tower
2 word phrases
Fork and spoon - feeds self. Responds to simple commands and starts to have temper tantrums

Question 6

What does a 3-4yr old do?

Answer 6

Stands on one foot, hops at 4
Able to build bridge with bricks
Uses 3 word phrases, knows some colours and own name. Counts to 10 at 4
Interactive and symbolic play, undresses self

Question 7

What does a 5yr old do?

Answer 7

Skips
Makes simple drawings, copies triangle
Fairly fluent speech, asks how and when
Dresses self, toilets independently

Question 8

Order of gross motor development?

Answer 8

Moves limbs - head control - sits - crawls - stands then walks - runs, stairs - stand one foot - skips, hops

Question 9

Order of fine motor and vision development?

Answer 9

Looks and startles - reaches, fixes and follows - coordinated movement, transfers with palmar grip - pincer grip - refined pincer grip - circular scribbling and 3 block tower - bridge building - simple drawings

Question 10

Order of speech, language and hearing development?

Answer 10

Startles to noise - cries laughs and vocalises - localises sound and babbles - single words, inappropriate sounds - mama/dada and simple commands - 2 word phrases - 3 word phrases and some colours - fluent speech

Question 11

Order of social and behavioural development?

Answer 11

Cries, smiles by 8wks - laughs - alert/interested, weans - stranger anxiety and peak a boo - waves bye bye, socially responsive - feeds self w cutlery, simple commands - interactive and symbolic play - dresses self

Question 12

4 prenatal causes of global developmental delay?

Answer 12

Chromosomal e.g. Down’s
Infection - TORCH
Drugs and alcohol
Congenital - hypothyroidism

Question 13

2 perinatal causes of global developmental delay?

Answer 13

Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy

Intraventricular/cerebral haemorrhage

Question 14

4 postnatal causes of global developmental delay?

Answer 14

Infection - meningoencephalitis
Anoxic events
Head injury
Hypoglycaemia

Question 15

What does a neonate do?

Answer 15

Moves limbs with normal tone, power
Looks and startles
Startles to noise
Cries, smiles by 6-8 weeks