When a newborn turns their head toward a touch on the cheek to find food, they are demonstrating this
What is the rooting reflex?
This is the age range when most infants begin rolling over independently.
What is 4–6 months?
By approximately 12 months, an infant's birth weight has typically_______
What is tripled?
According to Jean Piaget, preschoolers are in this stage of cognitive development, characterized by symbolic thinking and pretend play.
What is the preoperational stage?
This is the recommended practice for caring for a newborn’s umbilical cord stump to help prevent infection.
What is keeping the cord stump clean and dry?
This supplement is recommended before conception and during early pregnancy to reduce the risk of neural tube defects.
What is folic acid (folate)?
In this stage, infants learn about the world primarily through their senses and physical actions
What is the sensorimotor stage?
According to Jean Piaget, toddlers are transitioning toward this stage of cognitive development around age 2.
What is the preoperational stage?
When children begin assigning roles, sharing ideas, and working together during play, they are demonstrating this type of play.
What is cooperative play?
This pregnancy complication involves high blood pressure and may include protein in the urine
What is preeclampsia?
This mineral is especially important during pregnancy to support increased maternal blood volume and fetal development
What is iron?
When infants repeat consonant-vowel sounds such as “ba-ba” or “da-da.”
What is babbling?
Playing beside other children but not actively playing together
What is parallel play?
According to Erik Erikson, preschoolers are working through this psychosocial stage.
What is initiative versus guilt?
Around 6–8 weeks of age, many infants begin displaying this type of smile in response to a caregiver’s face or voice.
What is a social or responsive smile?
This nutrient is routinely recommended as a supplement for breastfed infants to help prevent deficiency and support healthy bone development.
What is vitamin D?
infants develop this understanding that an object still exists even when it is hidden from view.
What is object permanence?
According to Erik Erikson, toddlers are working through this psychosocial developmental stage.
What is autonomy versus shame and doubt?
When a child pretends a cardboard box is a spaceship, the child is demonstrating this type of play.
What is imaginative or pretend play?
A toddler who insists on feeding themselves and choosing their own clothes is demonstrating this
What is autonomy?
This process describes the development of a close emotional relationship between an infant and a caregiver.
What is attachment or bonding?
This skill allows an infant to pick up small objects using the thumb and index finger.
What is the pincer grasp?
About how much height does a toddler gain during the second year of life?
What is approximately 3–5 inches?
Preschoolers typically gain approximately this much weight each year as they continue to grow.
What is 4–6 pounds?
The term for when a child assumes that everyone sees and understands a situation exactly as they do.
What is egocentrism?