Reflexes Flashcards
Rooting - when corner of the mouth is stroked, infant turns head in that direction to find breast/bottle
Appearance: Birth
Disappearance: 4 months
Palmer Grasp - Stroking the palm of a baby’s hand causes the baby to close his fingers in a grasp
Appearance: Birth
Disappearance: 4-5 months
Moro - startle reflex
Appearance: Birth
Disappearance: 3- 4 months
Asymmetric Tonic Neck - When a baby’s head is turned to one side, the arm on that side stretches out and the opposite arm bends up at the elbow “Fencing Position”
Appearance: Birth
Disappearance: 6-7 months
Plantar Grasp- flexion of the baby’s toes when the ball of the foot is stroked
Appearance: Birth
Disappearance: 8 months
Babinski- when the sole of the foot is firmly stroked laterally the big toe bends back toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out
Appearance: Birth
Disappearance: 24 months (2 years)
4 months
head control (gross motor) Laughs - lang milestone Grasp and shake rattle: fine motor (rooting and palmer grasp disappear) Shots: DTap, IPV/Polio, B/HibB, Rotavirus, Pnuemo/PCV13 {DIB (NO HEP B at 4 months) Rota P}
4-6 months
rolls over (gross motor)
6 months
Milestone: Babbles
sits without support
starts briefly creeping and crawling
Shots: DTap, IPV/Polio, B/HepB, B/HibB, Rotavirus, Pnuemo/PCV13 {DIBB Rota P}
9 months
“dada” and “mama”
finger feeding and pincer grasp -inferior (fine motor)
unassisted creeps and crawls
2 months
Lang Milestone: smiles and coos
Fine Motor: brings hands to midline (starts between birth to 2 months)
Shots: DTap, IPV/Polio, B/HepB, B/HibB, Rotavirus, Pnuemo/PCV13 {DIBB Rota P}
12 months
Milestone: Waves bye-bye
Knows 2 words
Shots (3rd dose Hep B if not done, HibB, PCV13, IPV/Polio (3rd dose if not done), MMR, Varicella, Hep A)
12 months
Stands alone!
Milestone: Waves bye-bye
Knows 2 words
Pincer grasp - fine (fine motor)
18 months
knows and points to body parts walks backwards (15-18 months)
24 months (2 years old)
2 word phrases and sentences
30-50 word vocabulary
stacks 5-6 blocks