Infant Growth
Do babies grow rapidly or slowly from birth to 6 months of age?
From birth to 6 months of age, babies grow rapidly by an inch in length per month and gain half a pound per week.
Babies learn and understand through _____ and _______ exploration.
Babies learn and understand through sensory and motor exploration. Hence the sensorimotor stage of Piaget's theory.
How can you promote cognitive development?
-Talking to infants
-Following plays
- Encouraging play with toys that have different textures and sounds
-Begin to learn following instructions by modeling and providing gentle guidance
What is the title of my teachback presentation?
Parenting an Infant
Do babies grow rapidly or slower from 6 to 12 months of age?
Babies from 6 to 12 months grow slower, instead of growing an inch per month they now grow half an inch.
Name a few types of activities that a baby practices with proper guidance and supervision to learn locomotion and hand-eye coordination.
- Rolling over
-Sitting up
-Crawling
-Standing
The American Academy of Pediatrics discouraged the use of infant walkers.
True or False
True, infant walkers can slow motor development as it restricts movement, it can even be harmful and are prone to accidents.
About how many hours should an infant from 4 to 11 months of age sleep for?
An infant from 4 to 11 months of age should get between 12 to 15 hours of sleep
Babies from 5 to 8 months begin to establish their true eye color.
What can parents/guardians do to help their infant develop communication skills?
Have a conversation with their infant
In promoting communication, name one pre-literacy activity.
-telling and discussing stories
-visiting libraries and museums
What is one way to reduce the risk of Sudden Death Syndrome?
- Place infants on their back for sleep
- Ensure the crib is safety approved
- remove soft and loose items like toys or blanket
-Dress infant in light weight one piece sleepers
- Place infant cribs away from windows and furniture
What month do babies begin to grow teeth?
Teeth begin to grow at 4 months old
Trust v Mistrust is an example of what kind of developmental task?
Trust v. Mistrust is an example of social and emotional awareness.
At what months of age does a baby begin to recognize and respond to their name?
Infants at 4 to 8 months old begin to recognize and respond to their name
What are good times do bring an infant outside?
Before 10am and after 2pm to reduce harmful sun exposure
At what months of age does babies' hair begin to grow thicker?
6-12 months of age
Name all of the 4 major developmental tasks of an infant
- Learn how to understand through sensory and motor exploration
- Locomotion and Eye coordination
- Learn how to communicate by reproducing sounds
-Develop social-emotional awareness: forming emotional attachments
At what months of age, can an infant say simple words such as mama or dada?
By 8 to 12 months of age, infants are able to say mama or dada
What is the recommended infant check up schedule for infants?
Example: Every _ months until the age of __ months old
- Every 2 months until the age of 6 months old
- Every 3 months until the age of 2 years old