Growth & Development

Question 1

Infant Stage

Answer 1

Birth-12 months
-tremendous growth, sequential nd predictable
-trust vs. Mistrust
-Sensorimotor
-Safety promotion is key

Question 2

Normal Dev. Milestones for Infants:

Answer 2

-weight doubles @ 5-6mo., triples @ 12 mo., quadruples @ 24 mo.
-3-4 mo.= can roll back to side
5mo. rolls abdomen to back
6 mo= back to abdomen, 7-8mo.= sit alone
-8-9 mo. = crawls
12-14 mo= walking
-object permanence (4-8 mo)
-babbling(6 mo)
Shyness (6-7 mo), Separation Anxiety (9mo)
Teething (6-7mo), drink from cup (12-13 mo), Solitary Play , need to be played w/

Question 3

Strabismius

Answer 3

common until 6 months

Question 4

Nutrition: infancy

Answer 4

-breastmilk for first 6 months (siron supplements at 4 months)
-no honey in first year=botulism
fruit juices after 6 mo.= 4-6 oz
-solid foods after 6 mo., introduce at 4-7 day intervals
-finger foods at 9 mo.

Question 5

Colic

Answer 5

abdominal pain manifested by loud crying and drawing legs to the chest
-cry longer than 3 hours/day. 3 days/week, more than 3 weeks

Question 6

How to determine teeth in the first 2 years of life?

Answer 6

Age in months-6=number of teeth

Question 7

Toddler Stage:

Answer 7

12-36 months
-negativism, ritualistic, egocentric, actions can hurt others by 3, imitate behaviors, temper tantrums
-offer choices
-separation anxiety

Question 8

Normal Dev. Milestones: Toddlers

Answer 8

weight quadruples by 21/2 years
-15 mo- moving ind.
-increasing vocab.
-18-24 mo= potty training
-sleep 11-12 hrs, one nap
-parallel play

Question 9

Physical Variants in Toddlers:

Answer 9

all 20 baby teeth
-hand preference at 2-3 yrs
decreased stool frequency
immature adaptive immunity

Question 11

What type of play do toddlers do?

Answer 11

Parallel play: alongside but not with others

Question 12

What stage or Erickson is a preschool age child?

Answer 12

Initiative vs. guilt

Question 13

What stage of Piaget is a preschool age child?

Answer 13

Preoperational: symbolic thinking