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Infancy
(0--1 yo)
Toddler
(1--3 yo)
Preschool
(3--5 yo)
School Age
(6--12 yo)
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100

At what age is an infant expected to sit up with support?

4 months

100

How many inches does a toddler typically grow each year?

2--3 inches a year

100

How many words should preschoolers be able to use in a sentence?

4-5 words 

100

At what age generally do children lose their central incisor teeth?

Around 5 to 6 years old
100

Who do adolescents typically prefer to spend time with?

Friends (start to prioritize friends over family)

200

What age does the anterior fontanelle close?

Between 9 and 18 months

200

What is the appropriate Erikson’s stage for a toddler and what does this stage mean?

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

200

What does Erikson’s Stage Initiative vs. Guilt mean?

  • Children start to assert control and power over their environment. Success leads to initiative when they feel a sense of purpose. Children who try to exert power and experience disapproval may end up feeling guilt.
  • This is why it’s so important to give preschool children options and involve them in decisions when possible, this helps develop initiative.
200

What does Erikson’s “Industry vs. Inferiority” mean?

  • Children learn and cope with new social and academic demands. As they are successful in meeting these demands, they feel competent and achieve industry.  When they are not successful, they feel failure and it may result in inferiority.
200

What age should an infant be able to pull itself up to standing?

9 months

300

Name the Erikson’s stage of psychosocial development for infancy and explain what it means.

Trust vs. Mistrust

300

Approximately how many words are in an
18-month old’s vocabulary?

10—25 words

300

By what age should a child know their gender and age?

3 years old

300

At what age does puberty begin for boys and what age does puberty begin for girls?

  • Boys: age 9—14
  • Girls: age 8--13
300

At what age should all of a child’s speech be understandable to a stranger?

4 years old

400

Name 3 of the reflexes babies are born with.

  • Stepping Reflex
  • Grasp Reflex (palmar and plantar)
  • Tonic Neck Reflex
  • Moro Reflex
  • Rooting Reflex
  • Babinski Reflex
400

At what age should half of a toddler’s speech be understandable to a stranger?

2 years old

400

Name 3 gross motor skills a child should achieve between the ages of 3 and 5?

  • Climb stairs (alternating feet) (3 years)
  • Ride tricycle (3 years)
  • Hop on one foot (4 years)
  • Skip (5 years)
  • Walk backwards (5 years)
400

How many inches per year (on average) does a school age child grow?

about 2.5 inches per year

400

Name Erikson’s Stage of development for adolescents and explain what it means.

  • Identity vs. Role Confusion
  • Develop sense of personal identity apart from families
  • Success leads to an ability to stay true to their own identity; failure leads to role confusion and weak sense of self
500

At what age is a baby expected to start cooing?

By 2 months

500

By what age should a child be able to hold a crayon or marker?

1 year old

500

By what age should a child be able to count to 10?

5 years old

500

About how many pounds a year does a school age child gain?

about 4.5 to 7 lbs per year

500

By 2 years old, how many words should a child have in his or her vocabulary?

200 words