👧🏾- Infant Development Flashcards
Sensorimotor (Piaget)
( birth to 2 years old )
Progress from reflex activity through simple repetitive behaviors to imitative behavior
Develop sense of cause and effect ; problem splicing by trial and error
Become aware of object permanence
Trust vs Mistrust (Erikson)
(Birth to 1 year old)
Corresponds to freud’s oral stage ; time of getting and taking in through all the senses
Mistrust develops when trust-promoting experiences are deficient or lacking or when basic needs are inconsistently or inadequately met
The result is faith and optimism
Oral stage (Freud)
(Birth to 1 year old)
Major source of pleasure seeking is centered in oral activities, such as sucking, biting, chewing and vocalizing
4 months old fine motor skills
- inspects and plays with hands; pulls clothing or blanket over face in play
- grasps object with both hands
- palmer hang grasp
5 months old fine motor skills
- able to grasp objects voluntarily
- takes objects directly to mouth
6 months old fine motor skills
-holds bottle
7 months old fine motor skills
-transfers objects from one hand to the other
8 months fine motor skills
- retains 2 cubes
- reaches for toys
9 months old fine motor skills
-uses thumb and index finger in crude pincer grasp
12 months fine motor skills
-attempts to build two-block tower
4 months old gross motor skills
-gains head control ; has almost no head lag when pulled to sitting position
5 months old gross motor skills
-can turn over from abdomen to back
6 months old gross motor skills
-rolls from back to abdomen
7 months old gross motor skills
- sits, leaning forward on both hands
- bears full weight on feet
8 months old gross motor skills
-sits steadily unsupported
9 months old gross motor skills
- pulls self to standing position and stands holding on to furniture
- creeps on hands and knees
11 months old gross motor skills
-cruises or walks holding on to furniture or with both hands held
12 months old gross motor skills
-walks with one hand held
Separation anxiety vs Stranger fear
Separation anxiety begins to develop between 4 and 8 months old
Stranger fear develops between 6 and 8 months old
Landau reflex
When held in a prone position the baby will lift his head and extend his legs
Appears between 6-8 months
Parachute reflex
A protective response to falling , when a baby puts their hands out to brace for a fall
Appears at 7-9 months old
Name the 4 reflexes that disappear between 3-4 months of age
Rooting
Tonic neck
Moro or startle
Palmar grasp
When does the dance or step reflex disappear
Between 3-4 weeks
Babinski reflex response
Toes should fan out until the baby starts walking
Toes should flex after starting to walk
