DONE: Infant Developmental Stages Flashcards
Do not give your baby solid foods until what occurs? This means that the stomach is secreting the proper amount of digestive enzymes.
Until you see the first tooth.
Food should only be introduced to a baby when the ______ reflex is absent.
Tongue Thrust Reflex
Define partial head lag?
At the age of two months the baby will try to hold their head up.
When introducing new food to a baby, you should introduce ONLY 1 new food every _____ to _____ days before introducing another new food.
4 to 7 days
When introducing new foods to a babies diet _____ ONLY should be introduced initially so that they develop a taste for them. ____ should not be introduced until 6 to 10 months. ______ should not be introduced until 9 months. ______ should not be introduced until 10 to 12 months.
Veggies
Fruits
Protein
Cereals
Define absent head lag?
At four months the baby will hold their head up without any delay.
Physical:
Posterior fontanel closed.
Gross Motor:
Can lift head almost 45 degrees off of a flat surface with partial head lag.
Fine Motor:
Hands often open.
Sensory:
- Follows past midline.
- Turns head to side for sound.
Vocalizations:
- Vocalizes, distinct from crying.
- Coos.
Socialization/Cognition:
Social smile. Fries.
How many months old is this patient?
2
Define complete head lag?
At the age of one month the baby will not try to lift their head up.
Physical:
- Beginning signs of tooth eruption.
- Birth weight doubles.
Gross Motor:
- No head lag. [IMPORTANT]
- Can sit up when back is well supported.
- Can turn from abdomen to back.This takes Strength.
Fine Motor: 1. Able to grasp objects voluntarily. 2. Takes objects directly to mouth. Ex. Toes/Feet 3. Uses hands independently. Ex. Plays with toes.
Sensory:
Visually pursues dropped objects.
Vocalizations:
Makes cooing sounds interspersed with consonant sounds.
Socialization/Cognition:
- Smiles at mirror image.
- Discriminates strangers from family.
How many months old is this patient?
5
Physical:
- Growth rate may begin to decline.
- Teething may begin with eruption of two lower central incisors.
- Birth weight should DOUBLE. [IMPORTANT]
Gross Motor:
1. When prone child can lift chest and upper abdomen off the surface, bearing weight on hands.
2. Rolls from back to abdomen.
3. When held in standing position, child bares almost all of weight.
4. Sits alone leaning forward on hands.
5. Extends arms to be picked up.
Ex. Trust V. Mistrust
Fine Motor:
- Rescues a dropped object.
- Holds bottle.
Sensory:
- Adjusts posture to see an object.
- Will turn head to the side, then look up or down.
- Plays peek a boo
Vocalizations:
- Begins to imitate word like sounds.
- Battling resembles one syllable utterances.
Socialization/Cognition:
- Recognizes parents.
- Briefly searches for dropped object that has gone out of their line of sight. Object permanence is beginning. [IMPORTANT]
- Starts to show a fear of strangers.
How many months old is this patient?
6
Study Tip: Peek-a-boo scares kids before the age of six months because they think you are really gone.
Physical:
Drooling begins.
Gross Motor:
- Back is rounded when sitting.
- Able to sit erect if propped up.
- Able to raise head and chest off surface to angle of 90 degrees / erect.
- Rolls from back to side.
- Rolls from back to abdomen.
- Lifts head and bears weight on forearms. [Duplicate Ask Cap]
Fine Motor:
- Inspects and plays with hands.
- Tries to reach objects with hand but overshoots R/T lack of hand eye coordination.
- Grasps objects with both hands.
- Placing everything in their mouth.
Sensory:
- Binocular vision fairly well established.
- Beginning hand eye coordination.
Vocalizations:
- Makes consonant sounds N, K, G, P, and B. 2. Laughs loudly.
- Makes babbling sounds.
Socialization/Cognition:
- Demands attention by fussing.
- Shows excitement with whole body, squeals, breathes heavily.
- Begins to show retention of memory.
How many months old is this patient?
4
Physical:
None
Gross Motor:
- Able to raise head and shoulders from prone position to a 45 to 90 degree angle from flat surface.
- Bears weight on forearms. [Same as 4 months?]
- Able to bear weight on legs.
- Recognizes their own hand.
- Sits with support.
- Turns from back to side.
Fine Motor:
Hold rattle
Sensory:
- Follows object to periphery.
- Finds sound especially a mothers voice.
Vocalizations:
- Squeals
- Coos, babbles, and chuckles.
- Vocalizes when smiling.
Socialization/Cognition:
Recognizes familiar faces and objects, such as a bottle for feeding.
How many months old is this patient?
3
Physical:
Eruption of upper central incisors.
Gross Motor:
- Sits leaning forward on hands.
- Spontaneously lifts head off of surfaces.
Fine Motor:
- Transfers objects from one hand to the other.
- Bangs cube on table.
Sensory:
- Can fixate on very small objects.
- Responds to name.
Vocalizations:
Produces vowel sounds and chained syllables. Ex. baba, dada, mama
Socialization/Cognition:
- Increasing fear of strangers.
- Imitate simple acts and noises.
How many months old is this patient?
7
Physical:
Begins to show regular patterns in bladder and bowel elimination.
Gross Motor:
- Sits steadily unsupported.
- Adjusts posture to reach an object.
Fine Motor:
- Releases objects at will.
- Reaches persistently for toys out of reach.
Sensory:
None
Vocalizations:
- Makes consonant sounds T, D, and W.
- Combine syllables such as data, this has no meaning to the child.
Socialization/Cognition:
- Increasing anxiety over loss of parent.
- Responds to the word “NO!”
How many months old is this patient?
8
Physical:
Eruption of upper lateral incisors may begin.
Gross Motor:
- Creeps on hands and knees.
- Pulls self to standing position and stands holding onto furniture.
Fine Motor:
- Crude pincer grasp.
- Compares two cubes by bringing them together.
Sensory:
Localizes sounds by turning head diagonally and directly toward sound.
Vocalizations:
- Responds to simple verbal commands.
- Comprehends being told “NO!”
Socialization/Cognition:
- Parent increasingly important.
- Puts arms in front of face to avoid being washed.
How many months old is this patient?
9
