Cognitive, Social and Physical Development Flashcards
if a child is not developing as they should, what can it indicate, nutrition wise?
either lack of nutrition or defect in nutrition absorbance
how can a baby be measured?
weight
length - height can’t be measured if they can’t stand
head size
what is a growth chart?
used to measure child’s weight/height
- can use BMI and centile plots
- considers boys/girls/downs syndrome
what is the personal child health record?
- red book
- assigned to each child at birth
- note down personal development
what is BMI?
body mass index
= weight (kg)/height squared (cm)
- signposts underweight or overweight
when does the skull grow the fastest? and from what measurements?
from birth to 2 years old
33cm to 47cm in circumference
what is Piaget’s Theoretical Stage of Development? give the 4 stages.
classified the normal stages of intellectual development
sensorimotor - 1-18-24 months
pre-operational - 18 month-7yr
concrete operational - 7-11yr
formal operational - 11yr-adulthood
why can Piaget’s theory be critisised?
his measure was from children in a particular environment
- doesn’t take into account neglected/disadvantaged children who take longer to progress
describe sensorimotor
child uses sensory and motor senses
what 4 things come under functional development?
- gross motor
- vision and fine motor
- hearing, speech and language
- social, emotional and behavioural
what is global developmental delay?
when all 4 functional development key features are delayed
developmental features of a newborn baby
- gross motor
- flexed posture - vision and fine motor
- fix gaze
- follows face - hearing, speech and language
- still to voice
- startle to loud noise - social, emotional and behavioural
- smile at 6 weeks
- communicate by crying
developmental features of a 7 month old
- gross motor
- sit up with support
- bottom shuffling or crawl - vision and fine motor
- turn head to voice
- babble - hearing, speech and language
- transfer objects from hand to hand - social, emotional and behavioural
- finger feeding
- fear of strangers
developmental features of a 1 year old
gross motor
- stand independent
vision and fine motor
- 1/2 words
- understands their name
hearing, speech and language
- grip at 10/12 month
social, emotional and behavioural
- point
- wave
- peekaboo
- drink from cup with 2 hands
developmental features of a 18 month old
gross motor
- walking independently
vision and fine motor
- uses 6-10 words
hearing, speech and language
- pencil grip
- random scribble
social, emotional and behavioural
- play
- point to part of body
- dress independently
