Infant Observation Time and Location Date: February 4‚ 2014 Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m. Location: the living room of the child’s home Developmental Stage The infant observed‚ SG‚ was female and approximately two months old. SG was still in the infancy stage. Physical Development SG spent most of the time the observation was done asleep. When SG was awake though‚ a few experiments were conducted to test her reflexes. SG showed consistent signs of every reflex except the Stepping‚ and Tonic neck
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Baby’s Emotional Milestones Physical Developmental Milestones Milestones for physical development describe attainment of gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills require the use of large muscle groups‚ such as the neck‚ back‚ arms and legs. For example‚ between the ages of 6 to 9 months‚ babies achieve the physical skill of sitting up without support. Fine motor skills refer to the child’s ability to control their hands and fingers‚ enabling them to make precise movements
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Growth and Development Milestones Growth and Development Milestones August 2013 NRSG 206 Growth and Development Milestones Infant (1-12 months) Physical Growth: All major systems undergo progressive maturation. Growth is very rapid during the first year‚ especially the initial 6 months. Infants gain 5-7 oz. every week for the first 6 months. By the end of the first year the infant’s weight is about three times the birth weight. Height
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Holistic Development: The First month. Normative physical development. Gross Motor Skills. · The baby can lie down. · When placed on their front the baby turns their head to one side. · When in the sitting position‚ the head will lag‚back curves and head will fall. Fine motor skills. · The baby turns towards the light and stares at bright shiny objects. · The baby is amazed by faces and will stare at the carer. · The baby makes a tight fist. · The baby is startled by loud noises but
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Caregiver Form To Whom it May Concern‚ This student is enrolled in Child Development 175 Infant-Toddler Growth and Development at Mesa College. As part of the course‚ we are learning about how to observe infants and toddlers in order to learn more about their development‚ personalities‚ likes and dislikes. As part of the course requirement‚ each student must observe and infant/toddler for at least one hour. The child’s real name will not be used in the observation. Please fill out the portion
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assessment I chose to observe my six- month old daughter‚ Abigail‚ interacting with her mother‚ Melissa. Abigail is our third child and Melissa is comfortable with her role as mother. Abigail was born full term and is a healthy baby. All developmental milestones have been reached up until this point. She is a happy baby. Abigail and her mom began the morning with Abigail getting dressed. She smiled and cooed at her mother as soon as she saw her and was taken out of her crib. Melissa said‚ “good morning”
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Elyse McNaughton NUR 2421 November 24‚ 2012 Breastfeeding the Late Preterm Infant The late preterm infant encounters many disadvantages when it comes to breastfeeding and life in general. The late preterm infant is at an increased risk for “airway instability‚ apnea‚ bradycardia‚ excessive sleepiness‚ excessive weight loss‚ dehydration‚ feeding difficulties‚ weak sucking‚ jaundice‚ hypoglycemia‚ hypothermia‚ immature self-regulation‚ respiratory distress‚ sepsis‚ prolonged artificial milk supplementation
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Infant Depression The evolution of the concept of depression in infancy (0-3 years) is relatively new and follows a path similar to the history of depression in adolescence‚ then in childhood‚ and in preschool years. Doctors predict that 1 in every 40 infants is suffering from depression. Depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder and has long-term‚ compromising effects on the mother-infant relationship and the child’s development. The infant continuously faces a climate of negative
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Infant Observation On Wednesday‚ April 3rd‚ 2002‚ Lauren an African American‚ dark brown hair‚ brown eyed girl was one of the infants that our class observed. Lauren was born on November 7th 2000 and was a full term baby. Right now Lauren is about 1-½ years old and weighs approximately 32 lbs. Lauren lives with her Mother‚ Father‚ and 2 older brothers. Lauren’s parents take her to a daycare center almost every day with some exceptions. 1. Lauren focused most of her time on different objects such
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Infant feeding Introduction The most important thing the mothers used to worry about is how they can provide healthy life for their children. Therefore‚ the appropriate and healthy food is one of the most important things they try to make it available. They usually start that during pregnancy period. After that‚ they begin to think how to feeding their infant and provide all the nutrients that they need. Many mothers around the world depend on feeding their infant by their breast milk while many
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