growth and development Flashcards
1 month
physical
physical: weight gain of 5-7 ounces/week for the first 6 months
2 months
speech
speech: coos
3 months
speech
speech: squeals aloud to show pleasure, coos, babbles, chuckles
4 months
gross motor
gross motor: rolls side to side
5 months
social, gross motor
- social: smiles at mirror image
- gross motor: no head lag
6 months
physical, fine motor, gross motor, social
- physical: weight gain of 3-5oz per week, birth weight doubles by 4-6 months
- fine motor: hold bottle
- gross motor: can turn from abdomen to back, rolls from back to abdomen
- social: recognizes parents and begins to fear strangers
7 months
sensory
sensory: responds to own name, localizes sound by turning head
8 months
gross motor, social
- gross motor: sit steadily unsupported
- social: increasing anxiety over the absence of parents and fear of strangers, responds to “no”
9 months
fine motor
fine motor: pincer grasp present
10 months
speech, social
- speech: says “dada” and “mama” with meaning, understands “bye bye”
- social: begins to develop object permanence
11 months
gross motor
gross motor: cruises or walks by holding on to furniture or with both hands held
12 months
physical, fine motor, gross motor, speech
- physical: birth weight has tripled
- fine motor: attempts to build a two block tower, turns pages in book
- gross motor: uses push pull toys
- speech: says 3-5 words besides “dada” and “mama”
15 months
fine motor, gross motor, speech
- fine motor: builds tower of two cubes
- gross motor: generally walking without help
- speech: can say 4-6 words
18 months
fine motor, gross motor, speech
- fine motor: build tower of 3-4 cubes, turns 2-3 pages in a book at a time
- gross motor: concerned if not walking by self
- speech: says 10 words or more
24 months
fine motor, speech
fine motor: buid tower of 6-7 blocks, turns pages of a book one at a time
speech: has a vocabulary of 300 words