Child Development Flashcards

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At birth…

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  • preference for human face
  • hands fisted/closed
  • turns head side to side
  • sees objects 8-12 inches away
  • recognized caregiver’s voice/smell
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Anticipatory guidance for children at birth

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Safe sleeping, feeding, car seats, supporting head

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Toys for children at birth

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Things with high contrast, other people

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Language/communication development at 4 months…

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Baby begins cooing

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Cognitive development at 4 months…

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  • reaches for toy with one hand
  • uses hands and eyes together (to reach for a toy)
  • watches faces closely
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Movement/physical development at 4 months…

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  • holds head steady, unsupported
  • may be able to roll over from tummy to back
  • can hold a toy and shake it
  • brings hands to mouth
  • when lying on stomach, pushes up to elbow
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Anticipatory guidelines for children at 4 months

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Babies can fall off bed, or changing table

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Toys for children at 4 months

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Rattles, anything they can get in their mouth

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Language/communication development at 6 months…

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  • can string vowels together when babbling
  • responds to own name
  • makes sounds to show joy and displeasure
  • begins to say consonants
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Social/cognitive developments at 6 months…

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  • shows curiosity and tries to get things that are out of reach
  • begins to pass things from one hand to the other
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Movement/physical development at 6 months…

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  • rolls over in both directions
  • sits without supports
  • when standing, supports weight on legs, might bounce
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Anticipatory guideline for children at 6 months

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Falling risks from shopping carts and high chairs

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Toys for children at 6 months

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Toys that allow the use of both hands

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Language/communication development at 9 months…

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  • understands no
  • copies sounds and gestures from others
  • uses finger to point to things
  • repetitive consonant sounds (mamama, bababa)
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Cognitive development at 9 months…

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  • watches the path of something as it falls
  • looks for things he sees you hide
  • plays peek-a-boo
  • puts things in mouth
  • uses immature pincer grasp
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Movement/physical development at 9 months…

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  • sits without support
  • pulls to stand
  • crawls
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Language/communication development at 12 months…

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  • responds to simple spoken requests
  • uses simple gestures (shaking head no, waving bye)
  • says “mama” and “dada” and “uh-oh”
  • uses 1 or 2 single words
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Cognitive development at 12 months…

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  • starts to use things correctly (drinks from a cup)
  • puts things in/out containers
  • lets things go without help
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Movement/physical development at 12 months…

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  • pulls to stand, walks holding to furniture (cruising)
  • can take a few steps without holding on
  • may stand alone
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Anticipatory guidelines at 12 months

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Children might pull things down from the stove, hit corners, fall, or drown

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Language/communication development at 18 months…

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  • says several words (6 words)

- points to show someone something/get attention

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Cognitive development at 18 months…

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  • scribbles on own
  • shows interest in doll/stuffed animal by pretending to feed
  • knows what ordinary things are (spoon, telephone)
  • can follow 1-step verbal commands without gestures (ex. sit down)
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Movement/physical development at 18 months…

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  • walks alone
  • walks upstairs with hand held
  • climbs onto furniture
  • drinks from a cup, eats with spoon
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Language/communication development at 2 years…

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Says sentences with 2 to 4 words

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Cognitive development at 2 years…

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  • plays simple make-believe games
  • builds towers with 6+ blocks
  • plays with other children
  • follows 2-step instructions
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Movement/physical development at 2 years…

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  • kicks a ball

- runs, jumps

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Red flags in development

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  • not walking by 18 months
  • rolling before 3 months
  • hand dominance before 18 months
  • loss of skills
  • no babbling/pointing/gestures by 12 months
  • no single words by 16 months
  • no 2 word sentences by 2 years
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Language/communication development at 3 years…

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  • follows instructions with 2 or 3 steps
  • can name most familiar things
  • uses I, we, me, and you
  • can say first name, age, sex
  • can carry on a conversation using 2-3 sentences
  • talks well enough for strangers to understand
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Cognitive development at 3 years…

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  • does puzzles with a few pieces
  • copies a circle with pencil/crayon
  • plays simple games
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Movement/physical development at 3 years…

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  • pedals a tricycle

- walks up stairs with one foot on each step

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Language/communication development at 4 years…

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  • uses he and she correctly
  • tells stories
  • can sing songs from memory
  • can say first and last name
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Cognitive development at 4 years…

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  • names some colors/numbers
  • starts to understand the concept of time
  • uses scissors
  • plays with several children, role playing
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Movement/physical development at 4 years…

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  • hops and stands on one foot
  • catches a bounced ball
  • alternates feet when going down stairs
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Language/communication development at 5 years…

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  • tells a simple story using full sentences
  • uses future tense
  • says name and address
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Cognitive development at 5 years…

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  • counts 10+ things
  • can draw a person with at least 6 body parts
  • writes name
  • copies triangle/other geometric shapes
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Movement/physical development at 5 years…

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  • skips
  • stands on one foot for 10+ seconds
  • uses a fork/spook and maybe a table knife
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Key milestones at 4 months

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  • Supports weight on forearms
  • Opens hand spontaneously
  • Coos, laughs
  • Smiles appropriately
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Key milestones at 6 months

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  • Sit momentarily
  • Transfers objects between hands
  • Shows dislikes/likes
  • Babbles
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Key milestones at 9 months

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  • Pulls to stand
  • Inferior pincer grasp
  • Plays pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo
  • Imitates sounds
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Key milestones at 12 months

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  • Takes steps
  • Releases object on command, fine pincer grasps
  • Points with index finger
  • Uses 1 to 2 meaningful words
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Key milestones at 18 months

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  • Walks upstairs with assistance
  • Uses spoon to feed self
  • Mimics actions of others
  • Uses at least 6 words
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Key milestones at 2 years

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  • Runs, jumps
  • Builds a tower
  • Plays with others
  • Speaks 2 to 4 word sentences
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Key milestones at 3 years

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  • Pedals a tricycle, alternates feet going up stairs
  • Copies circle
  • Plays simple games
  • Knows age/gender, can speak in sentences
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Key milestones at 4 years

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  • Hops on one foot, alternates feet doing down stairs
  • Copies square/cross
  • Plays with several children, begins role playing
  • Can tell stories
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Key milestones at 5 years

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  • Skips
  • Copies triangle, writes first name
  • Plays competitive games
  • Uses future tense
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General language guidelines at age 1

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  • Uses single words

- 25% of speech is intelligible to strangers

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General language guidelines at age 2

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  • Uses two word combinations

- 50% of speech is intelligible to strangers

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General language guidelines at age 3

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  • Uses three words sentences

- 75% of speech is intelligible to strangers

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General language guidelines at age 4

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  • Uses four word sentences

- 100% of speech is intelligible to strangers

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Sensorimotor Stage

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  • From birth to 2 years

- Infant and toddler use new found skills and motor abilities to explore the environment in order to build new skills

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Preoperational Thought Stage

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  • Ages 3 to 6
  • Characterized by egocentric view (assumes everyone sees their point of view)
  • Can use symbols (language)
  • Don’t understand conversationism (tall thin cup has more water than short cup)
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Concrete Operations Stage

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  • Ages 7 to 10
  • Uses logical rules to solve problems
  • Can “conserve” number, length, and volume
  • Can begin to take perspective of another
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Formal Operations Stage

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  • Ages 11+
  • Can use abstract concepts
  • Considers real and hypothetical events
  • Consider divergent possibilities and what might occur