Notes Flashcards
2 ways we track baby growth
Denver and growth chart
What is involved in the growth chart?
Height
Weight
Head circumference
What is in the denver developmental chart II?
Gross motor
Fine motor
Personal-social
Language
Normal child development marker at 3 months
Hold head up
Normal child development marker at 4 months
Rolls over
Normal child development marker at 6 months
Sits up
Normal child development marker at 9 months
Crawl/sit
Normal child development marker at 11 months
Stands/throws
Normal child development marker at 1 year
Walk/crawls freely
What is most common loss of point in appearance of APGAR?
Acrocyanosis
G in APGAR?
Grimace: are they reacting to noxious stimuli?
Second A in APGAR
Activity = are they moving both limbs equally? 0 = floppy
How will you check for developmental lag warning signs at 6-8 weeks old?
Flex hip, see if returns to normal position.
UE = usually in flexed position with spasticity.
LE = extended with toes pointed with spasticity.
Parents usually explain with difficulty changing a diaper.
T/F: can still be a head lag at 4 months
False. Should be no head lag at 4 months.
At what age do babies begin to get very social?
4-6 months
When would you see readiness signs for solid foods?
6-7 months
When should you see truncal control?
6 months
At what age should you see teeth growth?
7-9 months
What is a readiness sign for eating?
When teeth grow
When should you see hand to hand transfer? (Denver)
7-9 months
When will you see lumbar and sacral curve beginning to develop?
7-9 months
When will you hear sounds to first word? Nonspecific
7-9 months
When is object permanence developed?
8-10 months
What are some questions you would as a 7-9 month old baby?
Are they crawling? What’s the diet like? Have they introduced solid foods yet? What solid foods are they being introduced to? Have they spoken yet?