Week 3 Flashcards
Infant and Toddler
Cephalocaudal growth
child gains control of the head and neck before trunk and limbs
Proximodistal growth
child gains control of arm movements before handmovements
Diferentiation
increasing sutural and functional complexity
- arm movements become hand movements become finger movements
Physical growth - birth weight at 6 months
weight doubles by 6 montsh
Physical growth - birth weight at 1 year
triples by 1 y ear
Length of baby - by one year
increased by 50%
Head circumference - growth in one year
increased by 50% (where brain is!!)
Newborn to 1 month - physical grouth (3)
- gain 200g/week
- lose some weight in initial few days as mom’s breast milk hasn’t come in, this is gained back
- head circumference increases 1.5cm/month
Newborn to 1 month - sensory
- stares at faces and black and white geometric shapes
- follows objects in line of vision
Newborn to 1 month - motor skills - fine (2)
- holds hand in fist
- draws arms and legs to body when crying
Newborn to 1 month - motor skills - gross (4)
- primitive reflexes (rooting, suck, moro, grasp, stepping)
- may lift head for a second or two when prone (tummy time)
- comforted with touch
- alert to high pitch noises
Rooting reflex
starts when corner of baby’s mouth is stroked or touched
baby will turn head and open mouth to find breast or bottle
lasts till 3-4 months
helps baby get ready to suck
suck reflex
32 week of pregnancy starts- 36 weeks fully developed
suck reflex and premies
this reflex may not be fully developed = ng tubes
grasp reflex
stroke palm and fist closes
lasts till 5-6 months old
Stepping
Walk or “dance” reflex
moves feet when held in upright position = tap feet
lasts till 9-12 months
2-4 months - physical growth (3)
- 200g/week
- 1.5 cm/month in length
- 1/5 cm/head circumference
2-4 months - sensory (2)
- follows objects 180
- turns head to voices and sounds
2-4 months - motor skills - fine (3)
- hold toys when placed in hand
- looks and plays (eat/sucks) with fingers
- bring hands to midline
2-4 months - motor skills - gross (5)
- moro reflex fades
- can turn from side to back and return (danger)
- decrease in hand lag when pulled to sit
- sits with head midline with some bobbing
- in tummy time holds head up and supports weight with forearms
Moro reflex
- aka startle reflex. T
- when a baby is startled by a loud sound or movement. In response to the sound, the baby throws back his or her head, extends out his or her arms and legs, cries, then pulls the arms and legs back in
4-6 months - physical growth (6)
- 200g/week
- 1.5 cm/month in length
- 1.5 cm/month in head circumference
- DOUBLE YOUR BIRTH WEIGHT
- teething starts
- ingests 100mL/kg/day
4-6 months - sensory (3)
- examines complex visual imagines
- watches course of a falling object
- responds readily to sound
4-6 months - fine motor skills (5)
- grasps at will (ex mom’s hair)
- drops when offered another object
- hold feet and sucks on those as well
- holds bottle
- grasps with hole hand (palmar reflex)