Physical Growth
What organ grows faster than any other tissue in the infant's body?
Brain
______________ development is the use and control of muscles that direct body movements
Motor
Breastfeeding is recommended for the first ______ months by the American Academy of Pediatrics
12
Make sure that infant clothing is ___________ and suitable for the _______________
comfortable, weather
______________ rids the baby's body of air swallowed during feeding
Burping
This term is for a baby from the age of one month to noe year
Infant
These motor skills are used to control the large muscles like trunk, arm, and legs
Gross Motor Skills
___________________ best meets nutritional needs during the first 6 months of life
Breastfeeding
_____________ can be cloth or disposable
Diapers
SIDS stands for:
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
This term means the timing of overall development and it should be consistent
Rate of Growth
Cephalocaudal development begins at the _______ and moves down towards the _______
Head, feet
_____________ substitutes for breast milk
Formula Feeding
You should ___________ infant clothing more than other clothes
For the first 3 months, newborns need ______ to ______ hours of sleep a day
14 to 17
This is the term for an baby from birth to one month of age.
Neonate
These motor skills involved the use and control of the small muscles (fingers and hands)
Fine Motor
____________ are semiliquid, mushy foods for infants
Solids
Avoid _______ ____________ when washing sleepwear
Fabric softener
Breastfeeding passes mother's _________________ to the baby
immunities
This system is the framework of the body, and includes cartilage, bones, and teeth
Skeletal
Proximodistal development begins in the ________ of the body and moves out towards the feet and hands
Center
__________________ is the gradual process of taking infants off the breast or bottle
Weaning
Sponge
Between 4 and 12 months of age, infants need _______ to ______ hours of sleep.
12 to 16