Infancy from birth to year 1 Test 2

Question 1

Birth to one month-

Answer 1

Birth to one month-Gains 4-5 oz/wk
-holds hand in fist
-Draw arms and legs to body when crying
-startling and rooting reflexes present
alert to high pitch noises
-prefers to look at faces and black and white designs

Question 2

2 to 4 months-

Answer 2

2 to 4 months-gains 4-5 ounces/wk

• head circumference increases 1.5cm (1/2in)/ month
• posterior fontanelle closes
• ingests 120ml/kg/day
• able to hold rattle when placed on hand
• plays with fingers
• brings head to midline
• moro reflex fades
• can turn side to back and return
• decrease in head lag when pulled to sitting position
• sits with head held at midline with some bobbling
• when prone, able to hold head and supports weight on forearm

Question 3

4-6 months

Answer 3

4-6 months-teeth begin to develop at 6 months
-ingests 100 ml/kg/day
-can grasp rattle and other objects at will
-drops objects to pick them back up
puts objects and feet in mouth
able to hold bottle using palms of the hand
-manipulates objects
-head held steady when sitting
-turn from abdomen to back by 4 months and then back to the abdomen by 6 months
-When held to standing, is able to support most of their own weight
-examines visual images
-watches falling objects

Question 4

-Gains 85 to 140g (3 to 5oz)/week
-grows one cm (3/8in)/ month
-growth rate slower than first 6 months
-Bangs objects held in hands
- transfer objects from one hand to the other
-Beginning pincer grasp at times
-Most inborn reflexes extinguished
Sits alone without any help by 8 months
-likes to bounce on legs when held in standing position -responds readily to sounds
-recognizes own name and responds by looking and smiling
-Enjoys small and complex objects at play

Answer 4

6-8 months

Question 5

• Gains 85-140g (3 to 5oz)/week
• grows one cm (3/8in)/ month
  
  • picking up small objects
• Uses pincer grasp well
  
  • Crawls or pulls whole body along the floor by arms
• creeps by using hands and knees to keep trunk off floor
• Pulls self to standing and sitting by 10 months
• Recovers balance when sitting Understands words such as “no” and “cracker”
• May say one word in addition to “mama” and “dada”

Answer 5

8-10 months

Question 6

• Gains 85-140g (3 to 5oz)/week
• grows one cm (3/8in)/ month
• head circumference equals chest circumference
• triples birth weight by 1 year
  
  • may hold paper or pencil and make a mark on paper
• places objects into containers through holes -stands alone
• walks holding onto furniture
• sits down from standing Plays peek-a-boo and patty cake

Answer 6

10-12 months