Childhood Development

Question 1

What are the three main factors which influence a normal development?

Answer 1

Genetics
Nutrition
Environmental

Question 2

What is the MEDIAN AGE in relation to developmental milestones?

Answer 2

Age when 50% of the population has achieved a skill

Question 3

What is the LIMIT AGE in relation to developmental milestones?

Answer 3

Age when a skill should have been mastered by 97.5% of children (2 standard deviations)

Question 4

What is meant by normal developmental variations?

Answer 4

e.g. there are many methods to crawling; comando; 4-point; bum-shuffle - these are normal variations and not an indication of anything

Question 5

Up to what age do we compensate for babies born prematurely?

Answer 5

2 years

Question 6

What direction does development progress?

Answer 6

Cephalocaudal - head to trunk to limbs

Question 7

What must occur before a baby can master a skill?

Answer 7

Maturation of the nervous system

Question 8

What are the 4 areas of development?

Answer 8

Gross motor
Fine motor and vision
Language and hearing
Social behaviour and play

Question 9

Name some primitive reflexes…

Answer 9

Sucking and rooting
Palmar plantar grasp
Moro
ATNR
Stepping and placing