Growth Flashcards
Growth meaning
Refers more to size & is fairly predictable.
You stop growing around 20 yrs old
Development meaning
This has more to do with increased skills and complex tasks.
Will be predicatbale.
Continues throughoutlife
Cephalocaudal
head to tail
Proximodistal
midline to outside
first 6 months infant growth
1.5 ibs
1 inch
last 6 months infant growth
3/4 ibs
0.5 inch
Birthweight trend at 6 months
doubled
Birthweight trend at 1 year
tripled
Infant’s posterior fontanel size & when it closed
small
occiptal closed by two months
infant’s anterior fontanel size & closing
diamond shape but large
closes at 12-18 months
For how long do we measure an infants head circumference
Until they’re 2 yrs old
5 month milestone
head lag is gone
rolling from abdomen to back
6 month milestone
sits with support and rolls from back to abdomen
7 months milestone
sits alone, leans forward on handd
8 month milestone
sits without any support
10 mo milestone
can move from prone to sitting & creep pulls to stand
9 month milestone
crawls
11 month milestone
cruises or walks while holding onto something
12 month milestone
first steps
explain trust vs mistrust
This is time from birth to 12 months where they see if they can trust you.
The baby has a relationship w the one who meets their basic needs or is their caregiver.
Consistency matters here.
Is it more imprtant for a child to be right on the dot w a trend or does it matter more about the sequence
Sequence but if the sequence is off too and the timing i way behind, need to investigate.
What if head growth isnt a good trend?
Reason for concern then bc it is substantial
Why are milestones important
Can help parent understand what to expect. and even help w safety
What is the temper the product of
It can be inborn or be nurtured
How should we handle temperment?
We need to accept it honestly and try to wokr with it
When is senosirmotor?
Birth to 18 months where the reflexes will become voluntary.
They begin to learn cause & effect as well.
They also know that they are seperate from the parent