GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

1
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

• GROWTH
• NOURISHMENT
• AND
• MOTOR SKILLS

2
GROWTH

• GROWTH FOLLOWS A
• CEPHALOCAUDAL
• PROXIMODISTAL
• PATTERN.
• HEIGHT
• AT BIRTH
• 20 INCHES LONG
• 95 ARE BETWEEN 18 AND 22 INCHES LONG

3
GROWTH

• HEIGHT CONTINUED
• RAPID GROWTH IN FIRST YEAR (ABOUT 1 INCH PER
  MONTH
• AT ONE YEAR THEY ARE 1 1/2 THEIR BIRTH LENGTH
• GROWTH SLOWS IN SECOND YEAR
• AT TWO YEARS, AVERAGE IS 32-35 INCHES IN HEIGHT
• HEIGHT AT 2 YEARS IS 1/2 OF ADULT LIFE (ALMOST)

4
WEIGHT

• BIRTH
• AVERAGE IS 7 1/2 POUNDS
• 95 WEIGH BETWEEN 5 1/2-10 POUNDS
• FIRST FEW DAYS
• LOSE 5 TO 7 OF BODY WEIGHT (FEEDING ADJUSTMENTS)
• BEGIN TO GAIN AN AVERAGE OF 5 TO 6 OUNCES PER
  WEEK IN FIRST FEW MONTHS.
• 5 M0NTHS BIRTHWEIGHT IS DOUBLED
• ONE YEAR
• BIRTHWEIGHT IS TRIPLED
• DURING SECOND YEAR GAIN 1/4 TO 1/2 OF A POUND PER
  MONTH

5
WEIGHT

• TWO YEARS
• TODDLER WEIGHS 26 TO 32 POUNDS
• WEIGHT AT TWO YEARS IS ABOUT 1/5 OF THEIR ADULT
  WEIGHT

6
FONTANELS

• POSTERIOR FONTANEL CLOSED BY 6 TO 8 WEEKS
• ANTERIOR FONTANEL REMAINS OPEN THROUGH FIRST 12
  MONTHS USUALLY CLOSED BY 18 MONTHS

7
NUTRITION

• INFANTS USE ABOUT 50 CALORIES PER DAY FOR EACH
  POUND THEY WEIGH, MORE THAN TWICE THE ADULT
  REQUIREMENT PER POUND
• BREAST-FEEDING IS BETTER THAN BOTTLE FEEDING.
  RECOMMENDED FOR FIRST 4 TO 6 MONTHS OF LIFE
• BETTER HEALTH (ALLERGIES COLOSTRUM)
• EASILY DIGESTIBLE HELPS IMMUNIZE THE NEWBORN
  FROM DISEASE

8
NUTRITION

• SOLID FOOD
• START AT ABOUT 6 MONTHS????????????
• SOLIDS SHOULD BE
• STRAINED
• PUREED
• FINLEY MASHED
• 6 TO 7 MONTHS INTRODUCE TOAST OR TEETHING
  CRACKERS (ZWIEBACK???)
• 9 TO 12 MONTHS INTRODUCE TABLE OR JUNIOR FOODS
• WEANING FROM BOTTLE OR BREAST OCCURS GRADUALLY.
  (6 MONTHS)