Muscular Coordination And Control Flashcards
infant at 1 month coordination and control?
Head sags
Poor head control
Review book: table 2 shows overview
How do children develop muscular coordination and control?
Head to toe
Trunk to periphery
Gross motor to fine motor
Infants should be screened routinely because of rapid growth
Infant at 2 months
Closing posterior fontanelle
Turns from side to back
Social smile
Eyes begin to follow moving object
What are Things that affect growth and development
Frequent feeding very important
Gain 5-7oz weekly first 6 mo.
Attachment very important, look at parent infant attachment( holding, eye contact, respond to crying)
3 month growth and development
More head control Raise head up and prop up on arms and pull themselves up like that from stomachs Smiles at mom Laughs Brings objects to mouth
4 month g/d
Thumb apposition
Drools a lot
Lose newborn reflexes like tonic neck reflex (turn head and do the fencing thing) and moro reflex (lay baby down and begin to extend and grab with arms)
More social/aware
5 months g/d
Birth wt doubles
Will take things handed to them
(Putting it in mouth, exploring things, batting at things and shaking things to make noise)
6 mo g/d
Wt gain 4oz/wk in second 6 months
Start teething
Turns back to stomach
Safety issues at this point because of mobility
7 mo g/d
Sits short periods
Grasps toys one hand
Fear of strangers begins to appear
Abrupt mood shift
8 mo g/d
Stranger anxiety
Stages of separation anxiety
9 mo g/d
Sits up self
Says “dada”
Responds to parent anger, picks up on emotions going on around them
10 mo g/d
Crawls well
Pulls to standing
Vocalizes 2 or more words
Safety issues!!!
11 mo g/d
Stand without support
12 mo g/d
Birth wt tripled Needs help walking Sits from standing position Eats w fingers Says words other than mama dada
May attempt to feed self (watch n make sure dont put things in mouth that they dont need to be putting in mouth)
Babinski reflex disappears!!! Important
Potential infant problems
Injury: major cause of death (aspiration: puts things in mouth, falls,car seats rear facing til good head control, burns
Failure to thrive: inadequate growth from inability to obtain or use calories
Developmental delay
Foods not to give infant
Candy
Nuts
Grapes
Hot dogs
Encourage parents to not out fruit juice in bottles, may cause caries and teeth problems.
Age appropriate toys
Birth-2mo: mobiles
2-4: rattles, cradle gyms
4-6: bright colored toys to grasp
6-9: lg toys w bright colors,movable parts, noisy
9-12: picture books (lg pics), push toys, teddy bears
15mo g/d
Walks alone
Throws things
Holds spoon
Can put 2 blocks together
18 mo g/d
Anterior fontanelle closes Walks backwards Climbs stairs Thumb sucking Temper tantrums can begin
24 mo g/d
300 word vocab
Obeys easy commands
Jumping
30 mo g/d
Walk tip toe
Remember:
Sphincter control for toilet training (age 2.5-3yr)
Birth wt quadrupled
