Developmental Care & Anticipatory Guidance Flashcards
Cephalocaudally
From head to toe
Proximodistally
From the trunk to the tips of the extremities
Growth Pattern by Developmental Stage
- Infancy
- Toddler-preschool age
- School age
- Adolescence
- infancy: rapid growth; head grows fastest
- toddler: slow growth; trunk grows fastest
- school age: slow growth; limbs grow fastest
- adolescence: rapid growth; trunk and gonads w/ associated tissues grow fastest
How is bone age determined
x-ray of tarsals and carpals
Growth Charts - what ages do you use length and what age do you use height
Length: 0-36 months
Height: 2-18 years
* child
Birth weight @ 6 months ___
doubles
Birth weight @ 1 year ___
triples
BMI is used for ages ___ and up
2 years
BMI parameters
- Obese
- Overweight
- Underweight
> /= 95% obese
85-
BMI parameters
- Obese
- Overweight
- Underweight
> /= 95% obese
85-
Average growth rate:
First year: __
2nd year: __
Each year from 3rd year until puberty: __
First year: 10 inches
Second year: 5 inches
Each year from 3rd year until puberty: 2.5 inches
Erikson Trust vs Mistrust
Infant
The child develops trust as the primary caregiver meets his/her needs
Piaget Sensorimotor
infant/toddler
child learns through interaction with the environment.
- sense of cause and effect
- object permanence
Instinctual smile
2 months
social smile
3 months