Child Development Physical Development of Infants Ch. 7 The Developing Child

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Child DevelopmentPhysical Development of
InfantsCh. 7 The Developing Child
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Discuss

• A huge amount of development occurs in the
  first year.
• List as many things as you can think of that a
  baby can do at one year old, that have developed
  since that baby was born.

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Brainstorm

• Do the terms growth and development mean the same
  thing?
• Explain what you think they mean
• On pg. 1B 1 in packet (see text pg. 209)

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ActivityPatterns of Dev.

• Read pg. 209-210 in textbook
• On pg. 1B in packet, record a description,
  example, and picture of each pattern of
  development

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Activity

• Partner As partners use T-Chart that compares
  Nature vs. Nurture on pg. 1B packet
• Include the areas heredity, nutrition, health,
  experiences environment
• Refer to text pages 210-214
• Vocabulary Words (write meanings in chart)
• Stimulating Environment
• Developmental Milestones

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Nature vs. Nurture
Influences on growth and development Influences on growth and development
NATURE NURTURE
Heredity Physical Make-Up (what baby Inherits from parents) Environment Influences Such as Nutrition Stimulation Relationships Health
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Patterns of Physical Development

• Growth changes in size
• Development Increases and changes in PIES
  (physical, intellectual, emotional, social or)
  skills

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Physical Development Patterns
Head to Foot Near to Far Simple to Complex
Begins before Birth (big head, dev. first Starts close to trunk of body moves outward Dev. lg. muscles first (legs, arms, neck, torso)
Control head roll over sit-up crawl stand walk Wave arm grab things pick up with fingers Bottle/breast Fed with spoon eat with fingers use spoon/fork
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Head to Foot
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Near to Far
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Simple to complex
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Developmental milestone

• Key skills and abilities that children usually do
  at certain ages in a specific sequence.
• Help to know if a child is progressing normally.
• hold head up
• sit up
• walk

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Inherited Traits

• Dont always emerge in children because heredity
  and environment play a role in development.
• Child may have no opportunity to develop an
  inherited talent.

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Nutrition Fuels Development

• Without it, baby is at risk for illness, delayed
  growth, and brain development. (even death)

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Scooting not crawling
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Good Health

• A healthy baby is more likely to eat well and
  have energy to be active. Activity provides
  varied experiences that stimulate the brain and
  help muscle dev.

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Brain Development

• Brain development impacts ALL areas
• of development.
• This is linked to
• Quantity AND variety of experiences
• Failure to achieve normal brain development at
• the infant stage can have..
• LIFE LONG EFFECTS

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Stimulating Environment

• Baby needs a variety of things to see, hear,
  touch, smell, taste.

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Growth During the First Year

• Birth to age one
• Babies triple their birth weight
• Increase length by 50
• Growth Chart average weight and height of girls
  and boys at various ages
• Very few babies match the average growth chart
• Doctors watch for steady growth
• Drops in weight could indicate health concerns

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Growth the First YearWeight

• Newborns Lose 10 of weight in first five days
• First 6 months gains 1-2 lbs per month
• Next 6 months Gains about 1 pound per month

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Growth the First YearLength

• Length babies are measured while laying down
• Average newborn 20 inches
• Heredity influences height and weight
• Bone growth is rapid the first year

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Growth the First YearBody Shape

• Curled Position legs curled and feet curled
  inward
• Head may be cone shape
• Arms legs are skinny
• Abdomen large
• Umbilical cord dries up and drops off in about 3
  weeks
• Gradually babies stretch out, uncurl, lose chubby
  appearance

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Growth In the First YearProportion

• Proportion the size in relationship between
  different parts of the body
• Babys head and abdomen are large
• Legs and arms are short small
• Head grows rapidly because of developing brain
• Fontanels begin closing during first year

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Reflexes

• Automatic reflexes babies are born with
• Sucking when something placed in mouth-suck
• Rooting stroke cheek head will turn towards you
• Palmar Grasp fingers curl
• Moro Reflex arms will thrust out and then in
• Plantar Grasp toes curl

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Gross Motor Skills

• Large Motor skills
• Involve large muscles of the body such as legs,
  shoulders
• Example jumping, running, waving arm

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Fine Motor Skills

• Small motor skills
• Involve the smaller muscles of the body such as
  fingers
• Example picking up cereal with fingers

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Look up in Ch. 7

• Describe how the development of depth perception
  impacts a babys interaction with the world.
• Why is the development of hand-eye coordination
  important?

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Development During First Year(not
notes)How long does it take for a babys eye
sight to reach clarity and sharpness of an
adult?When a baby reaches her hand out for
something, whatis she demonstrating?Of the
five senses which ones develop before birth?
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Development First Year
Vision Hearing Touch Smell and Taste
1st week blurry, 7-10 in. away Dev. Before birth Important sense for learning 10 days old know mothers scent
1 mos. Focus on objects 3 ft away Newborns respond to tone Use for exploration 2 wks old distinguish between diff. flavors
Depth Perception Perceive objects in 3D 7 mos. Recognize parents voice Important to provide gentle touches
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Project

• Create an activity for an infant that promotes
  the development of vision or touch.
• Example Mobiles, posters or feely boards
• Explain how it will promote early development
• See packet for more details

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SIDS Awareness
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SIDS-Infant Sleeping Positions
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Cloth Diapers Pics!
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