Infants GD Flashcards
Cephalocaudal
Head develops first
proximodistal
Controls from near to far
Example – sitting up before writing
infancy
Neonatal – birth to 28 days
Infancy – 1 month to 12 months
what aspect of the head can be used to assess hydration and ICP?
Fontanelles – soft spots
normal respiratory rate
Newborn – 30 to 60 breaths per minute
One year – 20 to 30 breaths per minute
normal heart rate
Newborn – 120 to 160
One year – 100 to 120
normal BP
Newborn -80/40
One year – 100/60
what age are infants, able to follow objects to the midline, 8 to 10 inches away?
One month
At two months old, what are infants able to do vision wise?
lift their head and look
what age of infants start to recognize faces, visual stimuli, and events?
Three months old
T/F 3 months are able to follow parents in objects past the midline
False, four months
What are infants able to do at six months old with vision?
directed reach and depth perception
when can infants transfer hand to hand?
Seven months old
When does object permanence occur?
10 month old
One month old has what type of head control?
Marked head lag
what type of head control does a three month old have?
They are able to hold their head up
When is head control established in infants?
4 to 6 months
are six month olds able to set up?
Yes, with support
when do infants sit alone forward on their hands?
Seven months
(tripod sitting)**
when is the big mile stone for unsupported sitting?
Eight months
what are 10 month olds able to do for sitting?
Able to sit, and change to prone or supine position
2 months old
holds head erect
Turns side to back
Social smile
3 months
Holds head erect and steady
Open/closes hand loosely
Holds object in hand
Shows excitement at new things
4 months
Sits with support, steady head
Roll over front back
brings hands together, Midline
Grasps with both hands
5 months
Sits with slight support, puts feet and mouth when on back
Grasps with whole hand
Begins to open hand up
6 months
Sits alone, briefly
turn completely over
Lifts chest and upper abdomen when prone
Hold own bottle
very personable and interactive
Stranger fear
7 months
Sits alone, holds cup
Imitates simple acts- waving
imitates actions, shows displeasure
Stranger fear
8 months
Sits alone steady
Drinks cup with assistance
eats finger food in one hand
Imitates sounds
9 months
Pulls up on furniture and Crawls
holds bottle with good hand, mouth coordination
when does an infant begin to cruise instead of crawl?
10 months
When should a infant be able to walk well?
15 months
9-10 months
Understand simple commands
Separation anxiety
peek a boo
when does an infant begin to say 3 to 5 words with meaning?
12 months
what is the main source of language for an infant within one year?
Crying
What hearing test is done at birth?
BAER test
T/F it is a red flag, if an infant is unable to sit alone with in nine months
True
T/F it is a red flag to have an infant, unable to walk alone at 10 months
False, 18 months
when is it a red flag for an infant to be unable to transfer objects hand to hand?
One year
is it OK if the infant is unable to speak recognize words within one year?
Up to two years Max
abnormal pencil grip/grasp is a red flag at what month?
15 months
what phase of Kohlberg’s model fits infants
Preconventional
Obedience and punishment orientation
what phase of Ericksons model fits infants
Trust versus mistrust
what phase of Piagets model fits infants
Sensorimotor
Progression from reflexes to repetitive acts
object permanence
Use of symbols
Separation from environment
what is the weight growth of infants?
1 ounce gained per day until six months
doubled by six months
Tripled by one year
what initially happens to the infants weight after birth?
Declines by 10%, but returns back to baseline at two weeks
height growth of infants
1 inch per month gained until six months
Increased by 50% by one year
when do anterior fontanelles close?
12 to 18 months
when do posterior fontanelle’s close?
6 to 8 weeks
11 months
creepers
Belly off floor
Refined pincer grasp
What type of play is focused around infants?
solitary play
Not engaged with others
