Growth & Development Flashcards
newborn range
birth-28 days
infant range
2-12 months
toddler range
15-35 months
preschool range
3-5 yrs
school age range
6-10 yrs
adolescent range
11-21 yrs
newborn motor development
lifts head
movement of extremities is equal
at birth infants head is normally
1-2 cm larger than chest
if red reflex absent, suspect
congenital cataracts
retinoblastoma
which fontanelle open at birth
always anterior, sometimes posterior
goal to detect hearing loss by age
3 months, intervene by 6 months
birth weight normally _____ by age 1
triples
double birth weight by
4-6 months
posterior fontanelle closes by age
3 months
anterior fontanelle closes by
18 months
motor skills 4 months
head up to 90 degrees
sit with head control
follow eye past midline
motor changes 6 months
bear weight on legs
lifts chest with arms
rolls over
sit with support
parachute reflex
appears 6 months
eye alignment should occur by age
6 months
test used to ID strabismus
cover uncover test
thumb pincer grasp develops age
1
refer if visual acuity worse than this in adolescents
20/40
measure head circumference until age
3
