Peds Flashcards
When does separation anxiety begins?
Infants
4-6 months
When do teeth start erupting?
By 6 months
When does stranger anxiety starts?
Infant
6-8 months
When do infants start practicing sitting and practice pincer grasp?
6-8 months
When do children sits alone and pulls to standing?
8-10 months
At what age do they start understanding “no” and have knowledge of object permanence?
8-10 months
When do infants triple body weight and HC=CC?
10-12 months
Describe the stages of growth and development
Infancy. Newborn: birth to 1 month
Infant 1-12 months (groups of two months eg 2-4 months, 4-6 months, 6-8 months, 8-10 months, and 10-12 months)
Early childhood 1-6 years (toddler 1-3 year and preschool 3-5 years)
School age 6-12 years
Adolescence 12-21 years
List one or two major characteristics of a newborn.
Newborn is defined as he period from birth to 1 month of age. Weight is generally 6-9 lbs. chest circumference is 2-3 cm less than head circumference. Prefers faces and follows line of vision. Nutrition is 60 to 90 cc every 2-3 hours or breastfeeding every 2 to 3 hours on demand.
List one or two major characteristics of an infant between 2-4 months ?
Posterior fontanel closes. Decrease head lag, plays with fingers, object to mouth, turns head to voices. Nutrition every 3-4 hours. Language is “coo”, girgle or laugh.
When does head lag should be gone?
4-6 months
When and how you introduce solids?
Fruits and vegetables, juice from a cup at 6-8 months. Cereal first -rice- barley and oatmeal. Give alone to learn new tastes and textures and introduce at intervals of 4-7 days.
When does anterior fontanel closes?
Toddler 1-3 yrs
Is parallel play normal for toddlers?
Yes
Describe the preschool language
3 yrs - mostly talk to themselves, toys and pets
4 yrs - words to transmit information other than own needs and feelings.
Grasp of meaning literal - magical thinking
