1 / 17

Physical Development Infants

Physical Development Infants. Unit 3. Patterns of Physical Development. Physical Development follows 3 basic patterns: Head to foot Near to far Simple to complex. Head to Foot. Baby’s head takes the lead in development before birth. This pattern continues after birth.

frisco
Download Presentation

Physical Development Infants

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Physical DevelopmentInfants Unit 3

  2. Patterns of Physical Development • Physical Development follows 3 basic patterns: • Head to foot • Near to far • Simple to complex

  3. Head to Foot • Baby’s head takes the lead in development before birth. This pattern continues after birth. • First, babies lift their heads to see an object. • Next, as they gain muscle control of their arms and hands, they pick up the object. • Later, babies are able to walk to the object

  4. Near to Far • Development starts at the trunk and moves outward. • First, babies wave their arms when they see an object they want • Next, they grab at the object with the palm of their hand • Later, babies learn to pick up objects with their thumb and fingers.

  5. Simple to Complex • First, babies’ main activities are sleeping and eating • Gradually, they learn more complicated tasks • Eating with fingers • Using a spoon and fork

  6. Growth During the First Year • Remember, each child grows at an individual rate!! • No child is the same!

  7. Growth During the First Year • Weight • Weight gain is one of the best signs of good health • Babies will lose a little weight right after birth then rapidly gain weight. • An individual baby’s weight may differ depending on heredity, feeding habits, and level of physical activity.

  8. Growth During the First Year • The first 6 months a baby gains about 1-2 lbs./month • The last 6 months, a baby gains about 1 lb./month • A baby’s weight will double and sometimes triple in the first year. • The average weight of a 1 year old is 20-22 lbs.

  9. Growth During the First Year • Height • The average newborn is 20 inches long. • By one year, the average infant is about 30 inches long. • Heredity influences height more than weight. • Since humans carry a mixture of genes, the results of any child’s mixture can’t be exactly predicted.

  10. Growth During the First Year • Proportion • Size and relationship between different parts of the body. • A baby’s head and abdomen are larger than an adult’s when compared to the rest of the body. • A baby’s legs and arms are short and small. • The head grows rapidly to make room for the developing brain. • Over half of the total growth of a brain happens at this time. • The Fontanels (gaps where bones have not yet joined to allow room for brain growth) will grow together at the age of 18 months.

  11. Development During the First Year Growth refers to changes in size, while development refers to an increase in physical, emotional, social, or intellectual skills. Babies develop many skills during the first year of life.

  12. Development During the First Year • Sight • Infants have blurry vision at first. • Within the first week, the newborn is about to focus on objects 7-10 inches away • By 1 month, they can focus on objects 3 ft. away • By 3 ½ months, their eye sight is as good as a young adult.

  13. Development During the First Year • Sight • Babies prefer looking at patterns with high contrast. • During the 2nd month, infants show signs of depth perception. • They recognize that an object is 3D, not flat. • With improved vision, babies develop hand-eye coordination. • By 3-4 months, babies begin to reach for objects they see. • Necessary for eating, catching a ball, coloring, and tying shoes.

  14. Development During the First Year • Hearing • Hearing develops before birth. • Babies respond to the tone of voice instead of the words used.

  15. Development During the First Year • Smell and Taste • Within 10 days they can distinguish by smell their mother from another person. • 2 week old babies have shown that they can taste the differences between water, sour liquids, sugar solutions, salt solutions, and milk.

  16. Development During the First Year • Voice • A newborn’s cry becomes softer as their lungs mature. • During the first months, the tongue and interior of the mouth change in shape and proportion making speech development possible. • Babies begin to babble during the 3rd month (ooh, aahh) • Babies understand words before they are able to speak

  17. Development During the First Year • Teeth • Development begins during the 6th week of pregnancy. • Primary teeth usually don’t appear until 6-7 months and are completed by 20 months • During teething, a normal happy baby may become cranky. • Discomfort can last 10 days for each tooth.

More Related