Vocabulary
Refers to an increase in baby's size and weight.
What is GROWTH?
The acronym that refers to the 4 main areas of development.
What is PIES?
One of the biggest challenges to parenting an infant.
What is lack of sleep (fatigue), the rapidly changing needs of infants, and/or the challenge of balancing work/home and caring for other children?
The safest position for a baby to sleep.
What is on his back?
True or False: All infants develop at the same rate.
Refers to an increase in physical, intellectual, emotional, and social skills.
What is DEVELOPMENT?
Crying that lasts for several hours at a stretch with no apparent cause, often at the same time every day.
What is PURPLE CRYING (or COLIC)?
A commercially prepared mixture of milk or milk substitutes, water, and added nutrients.
What is FORMULA?
Blanket, stuffed animal, pet, pillow + bumper.
What are items that shouldn't be in an infants crib?
These help parents and healthcare providers identify potential delays in physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development.
Developmental milestones.
Responses to touch or sound that occur naturally in infants and whose absence can indicate concern in neural development.
What are REFLEXES?
Development involving the muscles of the back, legs, shoulders, or arms.
What is LARGE or GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT?
The general rule for dressing an infant.
What is dressing them in one more layer than you are wearing at the same temperature?
Meaning of the acronym SIDS.
What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
The way a baby begins to master the sounds of language.
When an infant's rate of growth is significantly below average.
What is FAILURE TO THRIVE?
Development involving the muscles in the hands, wrists, fingers, feet, and toes.
What is SMALL or FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT?
The process of replacing bottle and/or breast-feeding with drinking from a cup.
What is WEANING?
Meaning of the acronym SBS.
What is Shaken Baby Syndrome?
The area of development that refers to the process by which a person's ability to think, reason, and learn grows.
What is intellectual or cognitive development?
The areas between the bone plates of the skull. Often referred to as "soft spots."
What are FONTANELS?
Developed at about 3-6 months of age, infants start to show excitement when a caregiver appears and distress when the person leaves.
What is ATTACHMENT BEHAVIOR?
Be patient, Don't rush solids, Introduce foods gradually, Start with cereal, Choose nutritious foods
What are tips for introducing solids to baby?
Count to 10, Step away, Call a friend or family member, Take a bath or shower, or Listen to calming music.
What are ways to reduce the risk of SBS?
The area of development that refers to the process by which children learn to interact with others, build relationships, and understand social situations.
What is Social Development?