Infant Flashcards
Mobiles
parent’s face
Black and white or brightly colored for visual and auditory
stimulation
Favorite toy
1 month
Music box or musical
rattle
Stir and seem apprehensive at the sound of a raucous rattle because hearing is a second sense that is a source of pleasure for children in early infancy.
2 months
Small blocks or small
rattle
Can handle small objects
3 months
Need a playpen or
sheet spread on the
floor
To have an opportunity to exercise their new skill of rolling over
Rolling over could serve as a toy for the entire month
4 months
Plastics rings, blocks,
squeeze toys, clothespins, rattles and plastic
keys
Check that all of these are small enough than an infant can lift
with one hand yet big enough that he or she cannot possibly swallow them.
5 months
Rubber ducks or plastic
boats
Teething ring
Can sit steadily enough ready for bathtub
They are starting to teeth
6 months
Blocks, rattle or plastic
keys
Brightly colored balls
or toys
They love to transfer toys from one hand to another
7 months
Velvet, fur, and fuzzy,
smooth or rough items
Infants are sensitive to differences in texture
8 months
Nest of blocks, rings of assorted sizes that fit
on a center post
They enjoy toys that go inside one another
9 months
Peek-a-boo, patty cake
Spend a long time playing the game with their hands or with a cloth over their head; they can also clap
10 months
Learned to cruise or
walk by holding on to
low tables
Watch out for possible fall
11 months
Putting things in and
taking things out of
containers;
Little boxes that fit
inside one another or dropping small blocks
into a larger box;
Pull toys
As they start to walk
12 months
infant in prone or supine position is able to raise head;
appears at 2 months, strongest at 10 months
Labyrinth Righting
while infant is supine, head is turned to one side; shoulder; trunk
and finally pelvis will turn toward that side; appears at 3 months until 24 to 36
months
Neck righting
a modification of neck righting reflex in which turning hips and shoulders to one side causes all body parts to follow; appears at 6 months, until 24 to 36 months
Body righting
when body of an erect infant is tilted, head is return to
upright, erect position; appears at 7-12 months, persists indefinitely
Otolith righting
when infant is suspended in a horizontal prone position, the head is
raised and legs and spine are extended; appears at 6-8 months, lasts until 12 to 24 months.
Landau
when infant is suspended in a horizontal prone position, and
suddenly thrust downward, hands and fingers extends forward as if to protect against falling; appears at 7-9 months, persists indefinitely
Parachute
The process of giving up one method of feeding for another; usually refers to relinquishing the bread or bottle for a cup
Weaning
HR slows from
120-160 TO 100-120
Infants develop physiologic anemia at _________ as red cells die
2-3 months
Lifespan of RBCs during infancy
120 days (4 months)
What time does the iron stores in utero decreases?
6-9 months
Respiratory rate slows from _______ to _______ by the end of the first year
30-60 to 20-30 bpm
Food placed on an infant’s tongue is thrust forward and out of the mouth
Extrusion (3-4 mos.)
Infant can actively produce both immunoglobulin ____ and ____ antibodies by ____
IgG and IgM - 1 year
Ability to adjust to cold is mature at _____
6 mos.
Can shiver and develop additional adipose tissues at ____ mos.
6
Also called eight-month anxiety
Peaks at 7-8 months
Stranger anxiety
Change diaper frequently every ____ hrs- most effective means of promoting good dia[her-area hygiene
2-4
How many hrs of sleep do infants need?
10-12 hrs
Why do you always place an infant on his back?
To prevents Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sucking reflex peaks at ____
6-8 months
Thumb sucking peaks at about
18 months
Infants should be weaned anytime from?
3 months and certain during the time that sucking reflex is fading at 6-9 months
