Health Promotion Of Toddler Flashcards
12-36 months
Toddlers
Growth
Visual acuity: 40/20
Ticklish
Continued development of stereopsis ( depth perception)
Fine Motor Skills
Grasp small objects: 1 year
Scribble, round block in round hole: 15 months
3 block stacked: 18 months
Copy straight line, copy cross: 2 years
Gross Motor Skills
Walking: 1 year
Run w/ falling: 18 months
Good balance: 2 years
Jump with both feet, alternate feet, can climb straits: 2.5 years
Language
Understand more than they can speak
3-5 words: 1 year
300 words: 2 years
Simple sentences: 3 years
Gesture after 3 years: potential hearing loss
Feeding
Spoon, spilling lots: 15 months
Spoon mastered: 2 years
Fork: 3 years
Dressing
Take off simple items first: 15 months
Put on clothes, backward, inside out, fasteners are hard: 2 years
Toilet training
Full control of sphincter: 22-30 months
5 signals: • bladder readiness • bowel readiness • cognitive readiness - urge&holding - walking • psychological readiness • want to please their parents because they congratulate them
Bowel before bladder control
Night time control takes several months to Years after day time control mastery
Bedwetting after six is normal, usually familial and usually from dad
If a child is randomly starting to bed-wet again after having full control and family life seems to be normal, abuse or bullying could be a worry.
Temper tantrums
Inability to control emotions
- physical, kick, throw body on floor
- hold breath, pass out. (Learned behavior, need to make sure they’re in a safe place to pass out and ignore it, takes years to get over but 3 months to break)
Be consistent
Ignore behavior
Parents need to control their own temper
Sleep
12 hrs
Consistent routine
Night lights
Playing in bed and letting them fall asleep on their own
Gender identity
You realize you look different from the other gender
Correct body parts
Gender identity by 3 years
Masturbation; reinforce that it’s a private thing for their room.
- if they’re using objects in/on their privates, it’s a common sign of abuse
Injuries
Motor vehicles
Burns
Poisoning
Falls
Suffocation
Toy safety!