Development Flashcards
Reflexes disappearing: 1-6 months (4)
- Ankle Clonus: Disappears at one month
- Palmar grasp: Disappears at 2 months
- Stepping: Disappears at 2-4 months
- Moro: Disappears at 3-6 months
Weight gain: 1-6 months
One ounce per day
Head circ growth: 1-6 months
Months 1-3: 2cm per month
Months 4-6: 1 cm per month
Disappearance of fontanels
Posterior: 2 months
Anterior: 18 months - 2 years
Developmental milestone: One month
Lifts and turns head
Red flags: One month (indicates what)
Early rolling (increased tone)
Developmental milestones: 5 weeks (3)
- Regards face
- Lifts head while prone
- Equal movement of extremities
Developmental milestones: 2 months (4)
- Can raise head (some up to 45 degrees)
- Active grasp (as reflex disappears)
- Follows to or past midline
- Responsive smile
Developmental milestones: 3 months (4)
- Raise head above ventral plane + legs extend to 90 degrees
- Hand contact
- Grasp rattle
- Follows past midline
Developmental milestones: 4 months (5)
- Can sit with head steady
- No head lag (some can roll over)
- Regards own hands, midline
- Some can follow to 180 degrees
- Can raise chest and head when prone
Developmental milestones: 5 months
- Can be pulled to standing
- Head erect and steady
- Begins to roll from prone to supine
Which way does a baby roll first?
- From prone to supine (5 months)
- Then from supine to prone (6 months)
Developmental milestones: 6 months (5)
- Transfers object hand to hand
- Interested in leg and feet
- Roll over from supine to prone
- Reaches
- Some can feed selves
At what age does a baby demonstrate a clear preference for its care provider?
6 months
Red flags at 3 months (3)
- No social smile: Evaluate environment
- Persistent fisting (hypertonic)
- Failure to alert to visual / auditory stimuli
Red flags at 4 months (3)
- Poor head control
- No social smile
- Pulling directly to stand (hypertonic)
Red flag at 5 months
Failure to reach for an object
Red flags at 6 months (2)
- Persistence of primative reflexes
- No babbling
What primitive reflexes should disappear by 6 months? (4)
- Ankle Clonus (1 month)
- Palmar grasp (2 months)
- Placing / stepping (2-4 mo)
- Moro (3-6 mo)
What receptive language does a baby display from birth to 3 months? (3)
- Responds to voices and sounds
- Preference for parental voice
- May orient by turning eye
What expressive language does a baby display from birth to three months? (4)
- Has different cries for different needs
- Vocalizes (coos, gurgles)
- Reciprocal vocalization
- Some babies are laughing at 3 months
What receptive language does a baby display from 3-6 months? (3)
- Enjoys rattling toys
- Works to locate person speaking
- Responds to name at six months
Expressive language from 3-6 months
laughter