Development Flashcards
Age ranges
T 1-3
Preschool 3-6
School age 6-12
Middle adult 36-65
Infant length & weight growth
L 50% by 1 yr
W x2 by 4-5mo, x3 by 1yr
When fontanelles close
Posterior 8-12wks
Anterior 12-18mo
If close early, brain doesn’t have room to grow
Stranger anxiety happens at
8mo
Should know 2-3 words at
12mo
Infant food tips
6mo: introduce baby food (no extrusion)
1yr: can start cows milk
No: honey, grapes, hotdogs
Best place for car seats
Back in the middle, facing rear
2yrs can be facing front
1 cause of death in toddlers
Drowning
Piagets stages
I: sensory motor
T: sm & some preop
P: preop (imagination!!)
SA: concrete (use models)
Teens: Formal/abstract
Object permanence & separation anxiety times
OP: 4-8mo
SA: 18-24mo, better after
Erik-erikson stages