Physical Development Flashcards
1
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Development
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And increase in skill level or maturity
2
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Development milestones
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A key skill used to check a child’s progress
3
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Head to foot
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Infants head and abdomens are larger than the rest of their body
4
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Patterns of development
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An infants physical development follows three patterns
5
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Near to far
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Infants develop cont ok over their torso before controlling their hands and fingers
6
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Simple to complex
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Infants develop the ability to do easier things before harder things
7
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Fine motor skills
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A skill that involves the smaller muscles of the body such as finger
8
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Mother skills
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The increase in a child’s ability to use their body
9
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Gross motor skills
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A skill that involves the large muscles of the body suck as shoulders and legs
10
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Growth
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A measurable change in size
