growth and development

Question 1

1 month

physical

Answer 1

physical: weight gain of 5-7 ounces/week for the first 6 months

Question 2

2 months

speech

Answer 2

speech: coos

Question 3

3 months

speech

Answer 3

speech: squeals aloud to show pleasure, coos, babbles, chuckles

Question 4

4 months

gross motor

Answer 4

gross motor: rolls side to side

Question 5

5 months

social, gross motor

Answer 5

• social: smiles at mirror image
• gross motor: no head lag

Question 6

6 months

physical, fine motor, gross motor, social

Answer 6

• physical: weight gain of 3-5oz per week, birth weight doubles by 4-6 months
• fine motor: hold bottle
• gross motor: can turn from abdomen to back, rolls from back to abdomen
• social: recognizes parents and begins to fear strangers

Question 7

7 months

sensory

Answer 7

sensory: responds to own name, localizes sound by turning head

Question 8

8 months

gross motor, social

Answer 8

• gross motor: sit steadily unsupported
• social: increasing anxiety over the absence of parents and fear of strangers, responds to “no”

Question 9

9 months

fine motor

Answer 9

fine motor: pincer grasp present

Question 10

10 months

speech, social

Answer 10

• speech: says “dada” and “mama” with meaning, understands “bye bye”
• social: begins to develop object permanence

Question 11

11 months

gross motor

Answer 11

gross motor: cruises or walks by holding on to furniture or with both hands held

Question 12

12 months

physical, fine motor, gross motor, speech

Answer 12

• physical: birth weight has tripled
• fine motor: attempts to build a two block tower, turns pages in book
• gross motor: uses push pull toys
• speech: says 3-5 words besides “dada” and “mama”

Question 13

15 months

fine motor, gross motor, speech

Answer 13

• fine motor: builds tower of two cubes
• gross motor: generally walking without help
• speech: can say 4-6 words

Question 14

18 months

fine motor, gross motor, speech

Answer 14

• fine motor: build tower of 3-4 cubes, turns 2-3 pages in a book at a time
• gross motor: concerned if not walking by self
• speech: says 10 words or more

Question 15

24 months

fine motor, speech

Answer 15

fine motor: buid tower of 6-7 blocks, turns pages of a book one at a time
speech: has a vocabulary of 300 words

Question 16

3 years

speech, social

Answer 16

• speech: knows first name, last name, and address
• social: dresses self almost completely

Question 17

4 years

gross motor

Answer 17

gross motor: rides tricycle

Question 18

children ages 6 and 7 years

Answer 18

• mentally developing and achieving skills such as being able to count, knowing whether its morning or afternoon, can understand the concept of time. they gros socially as they begin to learn to share and cooperate mroe with a group, especially their fam
• adaptively, are able to perform more self care activities on their own or with minimal supervision
• enjoys crafts, plays card and board games, rides two wheeler, jumps rope, roller skates or ice skates, mature use of language, able to onverse and discuss topics for increasing lengths of time

Question 19

adolescent 12-18 years

whats the greatest concern

Answer 19

being away from peers

Question 20

early adolescence 11-14 years

Answer 20

rapidly accelerating growth, reaches peak velocity, secondary sexual characteristics appear, peak of puberty (girls begin to increase in height earlier than boys. They develop breasts, growth of pubic hair and axillary hair, increased pigmentation of their genital skin, and widening of the hips, beginning of menstruation/ovulation; boys experience an increase in height later than girls, but still grow pubic hair and axillary hair. Viable sperm is present in the testes and the male experiences penile erections. Boys will also grow facial hair, develop a deeper voice, and can develop hair on the chest/other places on the body)
Developing new ways of thinking, especially abstractly. They have desires to be “normal” within their peer group and are rapidly seeking friendships to help them get through all of the changes of puberty and adolescence together. These kids are preoccupied with the pubertal body changes and are trying to figure out their role in their family, peer group, and the world. The relationships with parents haven’t changed much at this point because they are just beginning to develop boundaries of independence vs. dependence.