GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
runs
16 mo
speaks first real word
12 mos
weight estimation
pincer grasp
8 months
Social smile
2 - 3 months
o evoked by holding the infant’s trunk and then suddenly lowering the infant as if he or she were falling
o The arms will spontaneously extend to break the infant’s fall
Parachute reflex
responds to name-calling; inhibits to “no”; follows 1-step command with gesture
7 mo
transfer objects
6 months
REFLEX DISAPPEARANCE
builds tower of 2-3 cubes; makes a line with crayon
15 mos
scribbles
13 months
draws circle
3 years old
Brings hand together in midline
3 months
palmar grasp gone
4 mo
Ties shoes
6 yrs
this reflex a prerequisite to walking
Parachute reflex
elicited by placing a finger in the open palm of each hand
Grasp response
o 37 wk of gestation, strong enough that the examiner can lift the infant from the bed with gentle traction
Length and Height
Ht in cm: age in yrs x 5 + 80
Ht in inches: Age in years x 2 +32
Average birth length:
50 cms
Handedness
3 years old
Average head circumference at birth:
33-35 cms.
points to body parts
18 mos
approximates adult head at what age
6 yrs
smiles on social contact
2 mos