Growth and Development (infancy)

Question 1

Infant developmental milestones

Answer 1

“BABIES”

*Body changes
*Achieving milestones: Motor & cognitive
*Baby safety
* Interventions
* Eating Plan
* Social stimulation

Question 2

Body changes

Answer 2

• Anterior fontanelle closes at 18 months
• Posterior fontanelle closes at 2 months
• At 6 months, weight doubles whilst at 12 months weight triples
• 1/2 - 1 inch every month for length

*Teeth at 10 months (lower central incisors). These are lost at 6-7 years old

Question 3

Achieving milestones: (2 months)

Answer 3

• Move head side to side
• Tracks w/ eyes

*Makes verbal noises (coos)

• Holds head up when on stomach

Question 4

Achieving milestones (4 months)

Answer 4

• Begins to like play
• Cooing transitions to babbling (copies noises)
• Holds and reaches for toys
• Rolls over

*Remember faces

Question 5

Achieving milestones (6 months)

Answer 5

• Sit up with support
• Stranger anxiety
• Babble w/ every vowel
• Recognizes and responds name
• Has fun looking in the mirror

Question 6

Achieving milestones (8-9 months)

Answer 6

• Sits up without support
• Crawling
• Stands with pulling and holds onto object
• Starts to use pincer grasp
• Moves objects hand to hand
• Object permanence!

Question 7

Achieving milestones (10-12 months)

Answer 7

• Begins walking
• Follow very simple commands
• Put objects in container and bang them together
• Say simple words “mama”
• Separation anxiety

Question 8

Baby safety

Answer 8

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Care seat safety
• Choking
• Shaken baby syndrome
• Rolling over

Question 9

Interventions

Answer 9

TRUST VS MISTRUST
* Respond to crying

Question 10

Eating plan

Answer 10

• Breast feeding - 1st 6 months exclusively
• Formula with iron

*No cow’s milk