infancy

Question 1

What are the milestones set for the development of the infant

Answer 1

Sitting up - 3-4 months
Standing - 7-8 months
Cruising - 8-10 months
Walking - 12-13 months

Question 2

What is gross motor skills

Answer 2

Larger movements involve using large muscles. E.g. running

Question 3

What is fine motor skills

Answer 3

Smaller movements involving smaller muscles e.g. picking up a pencil

Question 4

What are the developmental milestones for a new born fine and gross motor skills

Answer 4

Fine - hold late their thumbs tucked into their hands
Gross - primitive reflexes such as grasp

Question 5

What are the developmental milestones for a 1 month old fine and gross motor skills

Answer 5

Fine - open hands to grasp fingers
Gross - lift chins and some control of the head

Question 6

What are the developmental milestones for a 3 months fine and gross motor skills

Answer 6

Fine - can briefly grasp a rattle
Gross - can lift their head and chest when lying on front

Question 7

What are the developmental milestones for a 6 months fine and gross motor skills

Answer 7

Fine - moves objects from hand to hand, can pick up dropped toys if they are in sight
Gross - rolls over, can sit for a short time without support and kicks legs when held up

Question 8

What are the developmental milestones for a 8-10 months fine and gross motor skills

Answer 8

Fine - uses finger and thumb to hold small object
Gross - craws, pulls themselves up to stand and begin to cruise which is waking while holding something

Question 9

What are the developmental milestones for a 12-13 months fine and gross motor skills

Answer 9

Fine - manipulate and places toys
Gross - stands alone wand can walk without help

Question 10

What are the developmental milestones for a 18 months fine and gross motor skills

Answer 10

Fine - build a short tower with blocks
Gross - climbs onto furniture

Question 11

What are the developmental milestones for a 2 and a half years fine and gross motor skills

Answer 11

Fine - uses a spoon and a fork, build a tower of 7-8 blocks
Gross - jumps from a low step

Question 12

What are the developmental milestones for a 2 years fine and gross motor skills

Answer 12

Fine - draws lines. And circles, turns page
Gross - propels a sit on you with their feet and throws large balls

Question 13

What are the 2 different types of grapes

Answer 13

Palmer heaps and pincer grasp

Question 14

Is palmer grasp gross or fine

Answer 14

Gross

Question 15

Is pincer grasp gross or fine

Answer 15

Fine motor skill

Question 16

What is palmer grasp -

Answer 16

appears at birth and stays till 5 or 6 months. When an object is in an infants hand their fingers will close. E.g. grasping a rattle

Question 17

What is pincer grasp

Answer 17

Occurs at 9-12 months. Use the index finger or the index and middle finger to pick up small objects. E.g. cereal