TODDLER Flashcards
Age of toddler
1-3
Life stage when a child begins to walk alone
Toddler
Is very important to a toddler as it promotes language development
Family
Life stage when toileting skills are being taught
Toddler
Referred to as terrible twos
Toddler
Toddler assessment begins with
Health history, interview ability to do ADLs
nursing diagnosis related to normal growth and development of toddlers usually focus on
the parents’ eagerness to learn more about the constraints of normal growth an development or issues of safety or care
Brain and tonsils achieve their adult proportion by
Age 5
Toddler weight gain is approximately
11 pounds or 5 kg
Weight is quadrupled by
2 ½ years
Average toddler gains per year
4-6
Average 2 year old weighs
27 lbs or 12.3 kgs
Formula to calculate normal weight of children over 1 year of age is
Age in years x 2 + 8
Toddlers grow an average of per year
3 inches per year
The average 2 year old is about what tall
34 inches or 86.6 cm
During 1-2 years, height increase is
1cm/month
10 to 12.5 cm per year
During 1-2 years, head circumference increase is
19½-20 inches (49-50cm) by 2 yrs
The anterior fontanelle closes by
18 months
Height about 2 years is what of expected adult height
Half
Formula to calculate the normal height of toddler
Age in years x 5 + 80
The head increases __ cm from age 1 to adult
10
The CC is _ to HC at 1-2 years
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