Reflexes
Which reflex allows the baby to feed?
Sucking Reflex
Two types of motor skills?
Gross and Motor
A Key skill used to check a child’s progress
Developmental Milestone
What foods should be avoided?
Salty and sugary
At 2-3 months old, how many times should you bathe your baby?
2-3 times a week
What reflex happens when the baby’s cheek is stroked?
Rooting Reflex
Which muscles are involved with gross motor skills leg or finger muscles?
Leg
A chart that shows the average height and weight of boys and girls at various ages
Growth Chart
True or False: poor nutrition is linked to poor brain development
True
How many hours a day should newborns sleep?
12-20
Which reflex is not real: Sucking, Rooting, Jumping, Babinski
Jumping
Must get stronger and coordinated before the baby can crawl?
Arms and legs
An environment in which the baby has a wide variety of things to see, taste, smell, hear, and touch
Stimulating Environment
Which type of feeding is it easier to overfeed a baby: bottle-feeding or breast-feeding?
Bottle-Feeding
How often do babies wake up to feed?
Every 3-4 hours
An instinctive, automatic response, (such as grasping or sucking.)
What is a reflex?
Using scissors or writing use which type of motor skill?
Fine
A substance produced by the body to fight off germs
Antibody
What foods should be fed to maintain a well-balanced diet?
Fruit, vegetables, protein, and dairy.
What temperature should a water heater be to prevent burning the baby?
37°C or 98.6°F
Moro Reflex
Which reflex is also referred to as the startle reflex?
Which large muscles are involved in gross motor skills (4 are involved)
Legs, arms, torso, and neck
A shot of a small amount of a dead or weakened disease-carrying germ is given to build resistance to a disease
Immunization
When should parents introduce allergy-prone foods?
4-6 months
Bottles should be prepared how many hours in advance in the refrigerator?
24 hours