Toddler development Flashcards

1
Q

what is the age range for toddlers

A

1-3 years

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2
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what is the average height, weight, and head circumference changes during toddlerhood

A

height = +5 inches/year
weight = +5-6 lbs/year
head = 2.5cm + during second year

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3
Q

about what percentage of adult height will the toddler be?

A

50%

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4
Q

when should primary teeth be in

A

2.5 - 3 years old

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5
Q

when should a toddler be able to throw a ball

A

18M

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6
Q

when should a toddler be able to climb stairs

A

24M

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7
Q

when should a toddler be able to jump with both feet

A

2.5 years

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8
Q

when should toddlers be able to pedal a tricycle

A

3 years

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9
Q

when should a toddler be able to put a round peg into a board

A

15M

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10
Q

when could you expect good hand-finger coordination from a toddler

A

30M

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11
Q

when can a toddler copy a circle and draw a straight(ish) line

A

2 years

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12
Q

when will a toddler be able to use a spoon well

A

18M

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13
Q

when will a toddler be able to hold a crayon with their fingers

A

24-30M

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14
Q

when can a toddler follow a 2-step command

A

24M

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15
Q

when should a toddler be expected to repeat and remember 3 words

A

3year

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16
Q

when will a toddler be able to use short sentences

A

18-24M

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17
Q

when will a toddler be able to identify geometric forms

A

18M

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18
Q

about how many words should a 2 year old be able to speak

A

300

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19
Q

when is object permanence fully developed

A

2 years

20
Q

why is ritualism important for toddlers

A

provides comfort, repetition, and routine

21
Q

what are sources of stress for a toddler

A

separation from parents, the dark, loud noises, certain people/separation, violence, loss of security objects

22
Q

what are signs of stress in toddlers

A

negativism, regression, rigidity, lack of sociability, tantrums

23
Q

how can you improve the language development of a toddler

A

reading to them, talking to them, singing and interacting with them, repeating words

24
Q

Do toddlers engage in parallel or singular play?

A

parallel play, will play beside others but not really with others

25
Q

what stage of erikson are toddlers in

A

autonomy vs shame and doubt

26
Q

what is a key way to promote autonomy in toddlerhood

A

letting them dress themselves and leaving it without correcting it

27
Q

what stage of kohlberg moral development are toddlers in

A

still preconventional

28
Q

what stage of piaget cognitive development are toddlers in until age 2

A

sensorimotor

29
Q

when do toddlers begin tertiary circular reactions

A

13-18 months

30
Q

after a toddler is 2 years old what stage of piaget cognitive developement

A

preoperational

31
Q

what are some characteristics of the preoperational phase

A

intuitive reasoning rather than logic, egocentric thought and speech, focused on whys and hows, animism

32
Q

what physical factors contribute to toddlers reaching the potty training age

A

ability to control sphincters develops 18-24M, increase in bladder capacity

33
Q

at 14-18M a toddler should be able to hold their bladder for how long

A

2 hours

34
Q

when should a toddler be able to use a cup well

A

15M

35
Q

how many cubes can a 15M old place for a tower?

A

2

36
Q

how many cubes can a 18M place for a tower

A

3-4

37
Q

how many cubes can a 24M place for a tower

A

5-6

38
Q

do toddlers understand why something is wrong

A

no, but they follow the rules around it because that is what they are told

39
Q

how to toddlers understand what actions are good and what actions are bad

A

based on praise and punishment

40
Q

what is the mental importance of negativism in toddlers

A

it is emerging independence and separation from the parent

41
Q

according to piaget and the sensorimotor stage: intelligence takes the form of ________

A

motor actions

42
Q

what are tertiary circular reactions

A

applying knowledge and experiences had to new situations

43
Q

what is the age span for the preoperational phase

A

2-7

44
Q

what is animism

A

giving inanimate objects feeling

45
Q

instead of logical reasoning what do toddlers depend on

A

intuitive reasoning