Paediatric Intro and Child Development

Question 1

what is the definition of a child?

Answer 1

anyone under 18 years old, with some exceptions

Question 2

what is the average growth centile on a growth chart?

Answer 2

50th centile

Question 3

what are the extremes of normality in terms of growth centiles?

Answer 3

2nd centile to 98th centile

Question 4

what are the 5 domains in child development?

Answer 4

• gross motor skills
• fine motor skills
• social and self-help
• hearing and vision
• speech and language

Question 5

what are the recognised phases of childhood?

Answer 5

neonate (<4weeks old)
infant (<12months old)
toddler (1-2 years old)
pre-school (2-5 years old)
school age
teenage/adolescent

Question 6

by which age, at the latest, should a child have started to walk?

Answer 6

18 months

Question 7

at what age, on average, do children start to walk?

Answer 7

by 12 months