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Growth and Development
Sleep and Clothing
Infant Care
Nutrition
Other
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What is the difference between growth and development?
Growth refers to changes in weight and height Development refers to gaining intellectual, physical, emotional, and social skills.
100
How should a baby be placed to sleep? Why?
On their backs, in order to prevent suffocation and SIDS
100
how should an infant with an umbilical cord be bathed?
Sponge Bath
100
You should wait how many days between introducing new foods?
4-7
100
what is the other name for soft spots?
Fontanels
200
Describe how children's weight and height change in their first year of life.
By their first year, children will triple in weight and double in length.
200
What is required for infant sleepwear?
It must be flame resistant
200
When can an infant hold its head up on its own?
4 months
200
name 2 advantages of breast feeding and two disadvantages
Advantages: Contains all nutrients baby needs easy to digest fewer allergies Free Helps mother get figure back sooner Disadvantages: Takes practice Only the mother can breast feed Mother has to monitor her diet carefully
200
What are reflexes?
Instinctive reactions linked to infant survival that eventually go away
300
What two factors have the greatest influence on growth and development?
Heredity and Environment.
300
What should be done when an infant cries at night?
Respond and see if the child needs anything, but don't pick the child up if avoidable. If the child cries again wait a few minutes then respond.
300
How much of their birth weight will an infant loose in the first few days of life?
about 10%
300
What should be done with leftover formula?
Thrown out
300
What is shaken baby syndrome, what can come of it, and how can it be prevented?
Brain damage Mental retardation Cerebral palsy Blindness Broken bones Death Take a break, have someone come stay with the child, talk to someone about what is going on.
400
What is the difference between gross and fine motor skills.
Gross motor skills deal with gaining control over the large muscle groups. Fine motor skills deal with gaining control over the small muscle groups.
400
How should child clothing be picked? What is most accurate?
Go by height and weight.
400
how can diaper rash be treated?
leaving it open to the air using ointment frequent changing
400
In what order should foods be introduced?
Cereals--> vegetables --> fruits --> meats --> mixed meals
400
what are developmental milestones and how can they be used?
average ages at which children acquire certain skills. To see if a child is on track with developmental progress
500
name the three ways an infant will develop and give an example of each.
Head to toe Near to Far Simple to Complex
500
Why should shoes be left off until a child is walking outside?
The arches and muscles of the feet are still developing.
500
what are some symptoms of teething?
cranky, fuss during meals, drool a lot, develop a low grade fever, and may want to chew on something hard.
500
name 5 foods that should be avoided to prevent choking.
raw vegetables peanut butter hot dogs pretzels nuts popcorn grapes candy
500
What is cradle cap
yellow crusty rash on an infant's head