Milestones:Three to Six Months Flashcards
[Posture and Development]
able to raise head to vertical axis; turn head side to side, no head lag
4 mos
[Posture and Development]
able to raise head and chest with arms extended
3mos
[Posture and Development]
gradual abandonment of tonic neck attitude and neck maintained at the midline
3-4 mos
[Vision]
visual acuity @ 6 mos
6/12
T/F it’s already easy to test and examine discriminatory fuctions at 6 mos
F
[Posture and Development]
bring objects @ midline to mouth for oral exploration
4mos
T/F
Visual world tends to be fairly close at 3-6 mos. more attention is paid to objects within 10ft than those beyond
T
[Hearing]
When should hearing be examined more carefully?
6mos
[Age in months]
When will the infant pause and turn to human voice making a pure ‘s’ high pitched rattle sound and ‘oo’ (low pitched)
6mos
[Hearing]
what happens at 7mos?
rapid hearinf response
[language dev’t]
what’s significant with 5-6 mos?
firs consonant sounds, usually guttural ‘g’ or ‘k’ i.e. babbling
[Cognitive dev’t]
sensory motor stage @ 3-6 mos
Stage 3: secondary circular reactions
[Personal and social dev’t]
laugh aloud @ pleasurable social contact
4mos
T/F at 4 mos, there is an increased responsiveness to emotional tone of social contacts
T
T/F there is stranger anxiety at 6 mos
F
T/F at 4-5 mos, infant hates being held in an upright positiob
F; they love it