Physical Characteristics
What is the average height of a 2 year old?
What causes a toddler visual acuity to improve?
(There are 2 possible answers you must get one)
Eye muscles strengthen
Depth perception improves
Name at least one gross motor skill of the average 15 month old
Walking without assistance
Limited balancing
Creeping upstairs
According to Erik Erikson what is a major psychosocial task of the toddler?
Autonomy or independence
How do toddlers learn their moral values?
What is the average height of a 3 year old ?
37.25 inches
What is the term for a lazy eye?
Amblyopia
Name at least one gross motor skill of an 18 month old
Running clumsily
Walk upstairs with both feet
Sit down on a chair
What is negativistic behavior in a toddler?
(Toddlers want to be independent beyond what skill or judgment allows
Limited vocabulary)
What does it mean when I say toddlers learn language through symbolic function?
This means that their words not only name things but show understanding of the meaning.
E.G. Potty
(Means the process of toileting)
How many teeth is the toddler expected to have at 2.5 years old?
20
How often should toddlers brush their teeth?
At least twice a day with parental supervision
At what age are most children bladder trained on the toilet?
3.5 years old
What is the term used to describe a toddler's view of the world that describes that they only see their world from their view
egocentric
How many words should a toddler know at 2 years old?
50
What is the term for cartilage being replaced by bone that occurs when a toddler is growing?
Ossification
Unrelenting crying
Pulling or rubbing the affected earlobe
Name at least one fine motor skill of a 1 year old
Remove shoes, socks, hat, mittnes
What is Piaget's theory of preoperational thought in a toddler?
Problem solving abilities are limited. A child can correctly identify an object but does not use it in the correct way
As memory develops begins to imitate behaviors
Recent statistics indicate that, in toddlers more than half of all accidents that result in death or serious injury are related to what?
Motor vehicle crashes
What is the term for an exaggerated lumbar spine that causes a toddler to have a potbellied appearance?
Lordosis
Eustachian tubes are shorter and wider, allowing easy passage of microorganisms for the upper respiratory tract to the middle ear
At what age can a child hold a crayon with fingers instead of their fist?
3 years old
What is the rule for how many minutes a child should be in time out?
One minute per one year of age
Measles/mumps/rubella (MMR)
Varicella vaccine