Development Flashcards
4 functional areas of development
Gross motor
Vision and fine motor
Hearing, speech and language
Social emotional and behavioural
Crawling begins at what age (median)
8-9 months
Limit age for sitting without support
9 months
6-8 is median
Limit age for unsteady walking
18 months
12 median
Limit age for following objects
3 months
6 weeks median
Limit age for reaching out for toys
6 months
Limit age for transferring toys from one hand to another
9 months
7 months median
Limit age for pincer grip
12 months
10 months median
Limit age for smiling responsively
8 weeks
6 median
Limit age for symbolic play
- 5 years
1. 5-2 years median
As part of a development exam, you place the child on its back on the floor
What would you observe at each age?
Head control - 3 months
sit unaided - 6 months
Stands with assistance - 9 months
Walks - 15 months
Crawls - 8 months
As part of a development exam, you hand the child a few bricks. What would you observe at each age?
Palmar grip - 6 months
Transfers - 6 months
Pincer grip - 9 months
3 cube tower - 18 months
Bridge - 3 years
As part of a development exam, you hand the child a pen. What would you expect to see at different ages?
Scribbles - 1.5 years
Lines - 2 years
Circle - 3 years
Cross - 4 years
As part of a development exam, you say various noises. What would you expect at each age?
Turns to sounds - 7 months
Turns to name - 12 months
As part of a development exam, what noises would you expect a child to make a each age?
Babble - 6 months
Single word - 9 months
Mummy and daddy - 12 months
2 word sentences - 2 years
At what the should a child be able to follow an instruction such as “put the brick in the cup”
2 years
How would you carry out a development exam
WIPE, ask patents concerns
Places on back - motor
Offer bricks, offer pen - fine motor and vision
Make noises, get child to make noise - hearing and language
As part of a development exam, what interaction would you expect at different ages?
Smile - 1.5 months Laughs - 3 months Stranger anxiety - 9 months Peek a boo - 9 months Waves bye - 12 months
As part of a development exam, at what age would you expect dietary changes
Solids - 6 months
Fork and spoon - 2 years
Breast vs bottle and for how long
Exclusive breast for first 6 months of life
Is overfeeding more common in breast or bottle
Bottle
Type of feeding that reduces risk of sudden infant death syndrome
Breast
Benefits of breast feeding
Free
Antibodies
Lowers risk of: infections, sudden infant death
Reduced risk of breast and ovarian cancer in mum
Most reliable sign of dehydration in babies
Weight loss - especially in first 10 days
Clinical exam unreliable
Normal amount of weight loss and in what period for bottle fed babies
5% in 5 days
Normal amount of weight loss and in what period for breast fed babies
10% in 5 days
Formula fed babies dose of milk after 5 days
150ml per kg
Feeding volumes in babies by day:
60mls/kg/day in day 1
90mls/kg/day in day 2
120mls/kg/day in day 3
150mls/kg/day in day 4 and onwards