UNIT 6 Milestone INFANT 1-12 MONTHS Flashcards
MONTH 1
PHYSICAL
* Wt gain of 5-7 oz
weekly for 1st 6 mos
* Height gain of 1 in
monthly for 1st 6 mos
* Primitive reflexes
present
* Obligatory nose
breather
MOTOR
Flexed position
* Can turn head side to side
when prone
* Marked head lag when
pulled from lying position
* No head control when in
sitting position
* Grasp reflex strong
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
Visual acuity 20/100
* Quiets when hears a voice
* Cries to express
displeasure
* Makes comfort sounds
during feeding
MONTH 2
PHYSICAL
Posterior fontanel
closed
MOTOR
Less head lag
* Can lift head 45 degrees off
table
* Head held up but bends in
sitting position
* Hands open; grasp reflex
fading
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
Visually searches to locate
sounds
* Vocalizes distinct from
crying
* Social smile
* Coos
MONTH 3
PHYSICAL
Primitive reflexes fading
MOTOR
Able to hold head but still
bobs
* Slight head lag
* Grasp reflex absent
* Holds objects but will not
reach for them
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
Follows objects into
periphery
* Turns head to follow
sounds
* Coos, squeals to show
pleasure
MONTH 4
PHYSICAL
NO Moro REFLEX
NO tonic neck REFLEX,
NO rooting REFLEX
MOTOR
Almost no head lag
* Able to sit propped
* Rolls from back to side
* Puts objects in mouth
* Plays with hands
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
Begins hand-eye
coordination
* Laughs aloud
* Fusses when bored or left
alone
* Shows excitement
MONTH 5
PHYSICAL
*Birth weight doubles
* May have tooth
eruption
MOTOR
* No head lag
* Rolls from abdomen to
back
* Grasps objects
voluntarily
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
*Visually pursues dropped
object
* Squeals and coos
* Discovers body parts
* Rapid mood swings
MONTH 6
PHYSICAL
*Growth rate may begin
to decline
* Teething: two lower
central incisors
* Begins chewing and
biting
MOTOR
*Sits in high chair with back
straight
* Rolls from back to abdomen
* Holds bottle
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
*Beginning stranger danger
* Imitates sounds, actions
* Babbles one syllable
* Briefly searches for
dropped object
MONTH 7
PHYSICAL
Eruption of upper
central incisors
MOTOR
*Sits, leaning forward on
hands-TRIPOD
* Bounces when held in
standing position
* Transfers objects from
one hand to another
* Bangs cube on table
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
*Responds to own name
* Has taste preferences
* Increasing stranger
danger
* Plays peekaboo
* Oral aggressiveness
(biting)
MONTH 8
PHYSICAL
Regular bowel/bladder
patterns
MOTOR
*Sits steadily unsupported
* Bears weight on legs when
supported
* Pincer grasp beginning
* Reaches for toys
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
*Makes consonant sounds
* Combines syllables
* Responds to “no”
* Dislikes dressing/diapering
MONTH 9
PHYSICAL
Eruption of upper lateral
incisors
MOTOR
*Creeps on hands and knees
* Pulls self to standing
position, creeps along
furniture
* Crude pincer grasp
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
*Responds to simple verbal
commands
* Shows fears of going to
bed and being left alone
MONTH 10
PHYSICAL
MOTOR
Can change from prone to
sitting
* Creeps along furniture, sits
by falling
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
Says mama, dada with
meaning
* Comprehends bye-bye
* Waves
* Develops object
permanence- can remember if your hiding objects (HIDE AND SEEK)
* Cries when scolded
MONTH 11
PHYSICAL
Eruption of lower lateral
incisor
MOTOR
Cruises or walks with
both hands held
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
imitates definite speech
sounds
* Shows joy with task
completion
* Rolls ball on request
* Shakes head no
MONTH 12
PHYSICAL
Birth weight tripled
* Birth length increased
by 50%
* Anterior fontanel nearly
closed
MOTOR
Walks with one hand held
* Attempts to build 2-block
tower
SENSORY AND COGNITIVE
Says 3-5 words besides
mama, dada
* Has favorite toy or blanke