Normal Development

Question 1

what factors influence normal child development

Answer 1

genetic, environmental and nutritional

Question 2

what is median age

Answer 2

age where 50% of population have developed a skill

Question 3

what is limit age

Answer 3

age where skill should have been acquired by 97.5% of children

Question 4

what is median age of walking

Answer 4

12 months

Question 5

what is limit age of walking

Answer 5

18 months (look closely at children not walking by this age)

Question 6

how long do you compensate developmental age vs chronological age in preterm children

Answer 6

2 years

Question 7

what system is maturing during development

Answer 7

nervous system (experience, practise and support are vital but skill is impossible if nervous system is not advanced enough

Question 8

if development is varied is it sequence or rate affected

Answer 8

rate

Question 9

in which direction does development take place

Answer 9

cephalocaudal (head to tail)

Question 10

what are the 4 developmental areas

Answer 10

gross motor, fine motor and vision, language and hearing, social behaviour and play

Question 11

what primitive reflexes need lost in motor development

Answer 11

sucking and rooting, palmar and plantar grasp, moro, ATNR, stepping and placing

Question 12

what mechanism do primitive reflexes display

Answer 12

protective

Question 13

what primitive reflex is not lost in cerebral palsy

Answer 13

ATNR

Question 14

what age can a baby sit unsupported

Answer 14

6 months

Question 15

is the parachute reflex primitive

Answer 15

no not present at birth

Question 16

when does the parachute reflex develop

Answer 16

5-7 months

Question 17

why does the parachute reflex develop

Answer 17

protective, stops baby falling

Question 18

how should a baby sleep to prevent cot death

Answer 18

supine (NOT prone)

Question 19

when should a baby be laid prone

Answer 19

when awake and playing to aid development

Question 20

what fine motor and vision development can be seen even in profoundly blind children

Answer 20

hand regard in midline

Question 21

which developmental area is most linked to cognitive ability

Answer 21

hearing and language

Question 22

does motor or hearing and language have a wider variation in ages of development

Answer 22

hearing and language

Question 23

what is the first social behaviour and play development

Answer 23

social smile

Question 24

when does the social smile develop

Answer 24

6 weeks (if not by 8 weeks=concerning)

Question 25

what does social smile give a hint of

Answer 25

eye sight

Question 26

what do newborns prefer to look at

Answer 26

patterns (face of mum or dad over a strangers)