Name:____________________________________________________ Period:_____ CHILD DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Areas of Physical Development: Growth Senses Reflexes Gross motor skills Fine motor skills Feeding & digestion GROWTH Weight gain is one of the best signs of good health Most newborns lose about 10% of their birth weight in the first five days of life For the first six months of life, a typical newborn gains about 2 pounds per month. From six-twelve months the average baby continues to gain 1 pound per month. Males Females Age Length Weight Length Weight Birth 19 ¾’’ 7 ½ lbs 19 ½’’ 7 ½ lbs 3 months 24’’ 13 lbs 23 ½ “ 12 ¼ lbs 6 months 26 ½’’ 17 ½ lbs 25 ½ “ 15 ½ lbs 9 months 28’’ 20 ½ lbs 27 ½ “ 18 ¾ lbs 12 months 29’’ 22 ½ lbs 29 “ 21 lbs SENSES Hearing PRENATAL: The sense of hearing develops before birth. While in the womb, baby’s activity level and heartbeat change based on sound. BIRTH: Full term babies can tell the general direction of sound when born. Though they do not know words, they can detect the tone of voices. Soothing, loving voices calm them, while angry voices or loud noises alarm them. 1st YEAR: premature babies or those with frequent ear infections may have language acquisition delays due to hearing problems. Smell & Taste PRENATAL: Since babies are surrounded by amniotic fluid, the sense of smell cannot develop until after birth. BIRTH: Within 10 days after birth a baby can distinguish their mother from others by using their new sense of smell. 1st YEAR: Throughout the 1st year of life babies will put everything in their mouth. This is their primary way of learning about the world. It is important to keep anything sharp, dirty, or small out of reach. REFLEXES: instinctive, automatic responses such as grasping or sucking. SUCKING REFLEX: This reflex is stimulated when something is put in a baby’s mouth
Name:____________________________________________________ Period:_____ CHILD DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Areas of Physical Development: Growth Senses Reflexes Gross motor skills Fine motor skills Feeding & digestion GROWTH Weight gain is one of the best signs of good health Most newborns lose about 10% of their birth weight in the first five days of life For the first six months of life, a typical newborn gains about 2 pounds per month. From six-twelve months the average baby continues to gain 1 pound per month. Males Females Age Length Weight Length Weight Birth 19 ¾’’ 7 ½ lbs 19 ½’’ 7 ½ lbs 3 months 24’’ 13 lbs 23 ½ “ 12 ¼ lbs 6 months 26 ½’’ 17 ½ lbs 25 ½ “ 15 ½ lbs 9 months 28’’ 20 ½ lbs 27 ½ “ 18 ¾ lbs 12 months 29’’ 22 ½ lbs 29 “ 21 lbs SENSES Hearing PRENATAL: The sense of hearing develops before birth. While in the womb, baby’s activity level and heartbeat change based on sound. BIRTH: Full term babies can tell the general direction of sound when born. Though they do not know words, they can detect the tone of voices. Soothing, loving voices calm them, while angry voices or loud noises alarm them. 1st YEAR: premature babies or those with frequent ear infections may have language acquisition delays due to hearing problems. Smell & Taste PRENATAL: Since babies are surrounded by amniotic fluid, the sense of smell cannot develop until after birth. BIRTH: Within 10 days after birth a baby can distinguish their mother from others by using their new sense of smell. 1st YEAR: Throughout the 1st year of life babies will put everything in their mouth. This is their primary way of learning about the world. It is important to keep anything sharp, dirty, or small out of reach. REFLEXES: instinctive, automatic responses such as grasping or sucking. SUCKING REFLEX: This reflex is stimulated when something is put in a baby’s mouth
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