Growth and Development Flashcards
1
Q
What age does the posterior fontanel close at?
A
6-8 weeks
2
Q
What age does the anterior fontanel close at?
A
12-18 months
3
Q
When does the first tooth appear?
A
6-10 months
4
Q
By the end of the first year how many teeth do kids have
A
6-8 teeth
5
Q
How much does a baby weigh at 5 months old
A
Doubled the birth weight
6
Q
How much does a baby weigh at 12 months
A
Triples the birth weight
7
Q
Gross motor skills at 1 month
A
- Has head lag
8
Q
Fine motor skills at 1 month
A
- Strong grasp reflex
9
Q
Gross motor skills at 2 months
A
- Lifts head off mattress when prone
10
Q
Fine motor skills at 2 months (2)
A
- Holds hand open
- Grasp reflex begins to disappear
11
Q
Gross motor skills at 3 months (3)
A
- Raise head and shoulders when prone
- Slight head lag
- Bears weight on forearms
12
Q
Fine motor skills at 3 months (3)
A
- No grasp reflex
- Holds rattle
- Keeps hands loosely open
13
Q
Gross motor skills at 4 months
A
- Rolls from back to side
14
Q
Fine motor skills at 4 months
A
- Holds objects with both hands
15
Q
Gross motor skills at 5 months
A
- Rolls from front to back
16
Q
Fine motor skills at 5 months (2)
A
- Grasp objects voluntarily
- Places objects directly in their mouth
17
Q
Gross motor skills at 6 months
A
- Rolls from back to front
18
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Fine motor skills at 6 months (2)
A
- Holds bottle
- Picks up dropped objects
19
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Gross motor skills at 7 months (2)
A
- Bears full weight on feet
- Sits leaning forward on both hands
20
Q
Fine motor skills at 7 months
A
- Moves objects from hand to hand
21
Q
Gross motor skills at 8 months
A
- Sits unsupported
22
Q
Fine motor skills at 8 months
A
- Uses thumb and index finger in crude pincer grasp
23
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Gross motor skills at 9 months (2)
A
- Creeps on hands and knees instead of crawling
- Pulls to standing position
24
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Fine motor skills at 9 months
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- Better pincer grasp
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Gross motor skills at 10 months
- Changes from prone to sitting
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Fine motor skills at 10 months
- Holds handle of a rattle
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Gross motor skills at 11 months
- Walks while holding onto something
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Fine motor skills at 11 months (3)
- Good pincer grasp
- Drops objects on purpose to be picked up
- Puts things in containers
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Gross motor skills at 12 months (2)
- Sits down from standing without help
- Walks with one hand being held
30
Fine motor skills at 12 months (2)
- Tries to build a tower with 2 blocks unsuccessfully
- Turn pages of a book
31
Vaccines at birth
- Hep B
32
Vaccines at 2 months (6)
- DTaP
- Rotavirus (RV)
- Poliovirus (IPV)
- Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
- Pneumoccal (PCV)
- Hep B
33
Vaccines at 4 months (5)
- DTaP
- RV
- IPV
- Hib
- PCV
34
Vaccines at 6 months (6)
- DTaP
- IPV
- PCV
- Hep B
- RV
- Hib
35
Infant car seat guidelines (3)
- Car seat at 45 degree angle
- Shoulder harness in slots at or below level of shoulders
- Retainer clip at arm pit level
36
Gross motor skills at 15 months (2)
- Walks without help
- Creeps up stairs
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Fine motor skills at 15 months (2)
- Uses a cup well
- Builds towers with 2 blocks
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Gross motor skills at 18 months (5)
- Runs clumsily
- Falls often
- Throws ball overhand
- Jumps in place with both feet
- Pulls/pushes toys
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Fine motor skills at 18 months (3)
- Uses spoon without rotating
- Turns 2-3 pages of a book at a time
- Builds tower with 3-4 blocks
40
Gross motor skills at 2 years (3)
- Walks up/down stairs using both feet on each step
- Runs with wide stance
- Kicks ball without falling
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Fine motor skills at 2 years (2)
- Build towers with 6-7 blocks
- Turns individual pages of a book
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Gross motor skills at 2.5 years (3)
- Jumps with both feet across the floor/off of things
- Takes a few steps on tiptoes
- Stands on one foot briefly
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Fine motor skills at 2.5 years (2)
- Draws circles and crosses
- Good hand-finger coordination
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Language at 1 year
One word sentences
45
Language at 2 years
2-3 word sentences
46
Language at 3 years
Simple sentences
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Vaccines for 12-15 months (5)
- IPV
- Hib
- PCV
- MMR
- Varicella
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Vaccines at 12-23 months
Hep A
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Vaccines at 15-18 months
DTaP
50
Gross motor skills at 3 years (4)
- Alternates feet when going up/down stairs
- Rides tricycles
- Jumps off bottom stair
- Stands on 1 foot for a few seconds
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Fine motor skills at 3 years (3)
- Builds towers using 9-10 cubes
- Imitates cross when drawing
- Draws a circle with facial features
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Gross motor skills at 4 years (3)
- Skips/hops on one foot
- Throw ball overhead
- Catches ball reliably
53
Fine motor skills at 4 years (4)
- Uses scissors
- Laces shoes
- Copies square
- Traces cross/diamond
54
Gross motor skills at 5 years (4)
- Jumps rope
- Walks backward heel to toe
- Uses stairs easily
- Throws/catches balls easily
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Fine motor skills at 5 years (4)
- Ties shoelaces
- Uses pencil well
- Prints some letters
- Draws most of a stick figure
56
Magical thinking
Thoughts can cause events to happen
57
Animism
Inanimate objects are alive
58
Centration
Focuses on 1 aspect instead of the whole
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Vaccines at 4-6 years (4)
- DTaP
- MMR
- Varicella
- IPV
