Infant Developmental Tasks Flashcards
head lag/sag
1 month
hold head up when prone
2 months
head held erect, steady
3 months
appearance of thumb appositions
4 months
birth weight doubles
6 months
grasps object with hand (partially successful)
7 months
stranger anxiety
8 months
elevates self to sitting position
9 months
crawls well
10 months
erect standing posture with support
11 months
birth weight tripled
12 months
lifts head while lying on stomach (turns side to side)-early crawling movements
1 month
closing of posterior fontanelle
2 months
able to turn from side to back
2 months
eyes begin to follow moving objects
2 months
social smile
2 months
voice coos
2 months
no head lag/sag
3 months
lifts head and chest when prone
3 months
brings objects to mouth at will
3 months
absent tonic neck reflexes, moro, and extrusion reflexes
4 months
evidence of pleasure in social situations
4 months
drooling begins
4 months
plays with hands
4 months
gains 3-5 oz per week
6 months
teething begins–1st tooth!
6 months
Peek-a-boo
6 months
sits for short periods using hands for support
7 months
beginning separation anxiety
7 months