Chapter 4: Health promotion of Toddlers (1-3 years) Flashcards
When do anterior fontanels close?
By 18 months of age
At 30 months of age, toddlers should weigh __ their birth weights
4x
How tall do toddlers grow per year?
3 in
Head and chest circumference are usually equal by ___ year
1-2
Gross motor skill: Walks without help and creeps up stairs–What age?
15 months
Gross motor skill: Assumes standing position, throws ball overhead, jumps up and down with both feet–What age?
18 months
Gross motor skill: Walks up and down stairs by placing both feet on each step–What age?
2 years
Gross motor skill: Jumps across the floor using both feet and off of a chair or step; stands on one foot momentarily–What age?
2.5 years
Fine motor skill: Uses a cup well; builds a tower of 2 blocks?
15 months
Fine motor skill: Manages a spoon without rotation; turns pages in a book, 2-3 at a time–What age?
18 momths
Fine motor skill: Builds a tower of 6-7 blocks–What age?
2 years
Fine motor skill: Draws circles; has good hand-finger coordination–What age?
2.5 years
When does Piaget’s sensorimotor stage transition to the preoperational stage?
19-24 months
What happens in the preoperational stage (4)?
- Object permanence fully developed
- Toddlers can demonstrate memories of events that relate to them
- Domestic mimicry (playing house) is evident
- Peroperational thought does not allow for toddlers to understand other viewpoints, but it does allow them to symbolize objects and people to imitate previously seen activities
Language increases by ____ by 2 years
300 words
What age: use one-word sentences, or holophrases
1 year
What age: use multiword sentences combing 2-3 words
2 years
What age: Combine several words to create simple sentences using grammatical rules
3 years