Toddlers 12months to 36months Flashcards
Weight Increases
Gain 5-6 lbs per year
Height Gain
3 inches per year
Mainly the elongation of the legs
Head Circumference
Increases about 1 inch in 2nd year
.5 inches per year after that
Run
18 months
Coordination improved by age 2-3
Walk up and down stairs
By 24 months
Jump
By age 2 1/2 jump with both feet
Fine Motor 15 months
Round peg in a hole
Scribble with pencil or crayon
Fine Motor 18 months
Throw a ball overhand
Build a tower with 3-4 blocks
Fine Motor 24 months
Build a tower 6-7 blocks
Imitate a circle and vertical line when drawing
Erikson: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
Increase in motor and mental abilities
“Me do”
Give them choices
If the world is safe they can try to become independent
Piaget Sensorimotor 5th stage: Tertiary Circular Reaction
12- 18 months
Trial and error
Increased differentiation of self from objects
Figure out how something works
Piaget Sensorimotor 6th stage: Invention of New Means through Mental Combinations
18-24months
Object permanence is complete
Can solve basic problems through memory
Greater symbolism
Piaget Pr-operational Thought
2-7 years
More in preschool
Gender Identity
By age 2 can recognize different genders
Sense of maleness or femaleness is formed around age 3
Language
About 300 words by age 2
Age 2- using 2-3 word sentences and increases to simple sentences
30 months- child knows her name
Toddler Play
Parallel play- play next to each other but not with each other
Imitative play like dress up, play house etc.
Toilet Training
Voluntary Control achieved around 24 months
No right age after 22 months
Lag at nighttime control- a problem after age 6
Dry at nap time = ready to start
Food jags
Wanting same food repeatedly
Sleep
Nap once a day
Dental
Cavities at age 18 months- 3 years
Limit sugar
Pea sized toothpaste
By 2 1/2 all 20 deciduous teeth
Neglect
Failure to provide for the child’s basic needs
Psychological Abuse
Can be belittling, threatening, isolating, or exploiting the child
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Serious form of abuse
Results in head trauma due to a large head and weaker neck muscles which causes the brain to shift in the skull
Shaken Baby Syndrome Signs
Intracranial bleeding, retinal hemorrhages, fractures to ribs
Confused, seizures, apnea, loss of conciousness, bradycardia, death
