DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING, AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS 1.2 Flashcards
What is the average age at which a child can hold their head steady while sitting?
2 months
What developmental implication is associated with a child holding their head steady while sitting?
Allows more visual interaction
At what age can a child pull to sit with no head lag?
3 months
What does the ability to pull to sit with no head lag indicate?
Muscle tone
At what age do children typically bring their hands together in midline?
3 months
What does bringing hands together in midline signify?
Self-discovery of hands
When does the asymmetric tonic neck reflex disappear?
4 months
What does the disappearance of the asymmetric tonic neck reflex allow?
Inspection of hands in midline
At what age do children typically sit without support?
6 months
What developmental implication is associated with sitting without support?
Increasing exploration
At what age do children roll back to stomach?
6.5 months
What is a developmental implication of rolling back to the stomach?
Truncal flexion, risk of falls
When do children typically walk alone?
12 months
What developmental implication is associated with walking alone?
Exploration, control of proximity to parents
At what age do children typically start running?
16 months
What challenge does running pose for caregivers?
Supervision becomes more difficult
At what age do children typically grasp a rattle?
3.5 months
What is the developmental implication of grasping a rattle?
Object use
When do children typically reach for objects?
4 months
What developmental skill is indicated by reaching for objects?
Visuomotor coordination
When does the palmar grasp reflex disappear?
4 months
What ability does the disappearance of the palmar grasp reflex enable?
Voluntary release
At what age do children typically transfer objects hand to hand?
5.5 months
What developmental implication is associated with transferring objects hand to hand?
Comparison of objects
When does a child develop a thumb-finger grasp/pincer grasp?
8-9 months
What developmental milestone is associated with a pincer grasp?
Exploring small objects
At what age do children turn pages of a book?
12 months
What skill is associated with turning pages of a book?
Increasing autonomy during book time
When do children typically scribble?
13 months
What skill is demonstrated by scribbling?
Visuomotor coordination
At what age do children typically build a tower of 2 cubes?
15 months
What skill is associated with building a tower of 2 cubes?
Using objects in combination
When do children typically build a tower of 6 cubes?
22 months
What skills are required to build a tower of 6 cubes?
Visual, gross, and fine motor coordination
When do children smile in response to a face or voice?
1.5 months
What does smiling in response to a face or voice indicate?
More active social participation
When does monosyllabic babble typically begin?
6 months
What does monosyllabic babble signify?
Experimentation with sound and tactile sense