Physical development of Infants and Toddlers part 2

1. Physical Development of Infants
and Toddlers
Part II

2. Motor Development
• the development of movement

3. Reflexes
Sucking Reflex
Rooting Reflex
Gripping Reflex
Curling Reflex
Startle/Moro Reflex
Gallant Reflex
Tonic Neck Reflex

4. • Any response you have
to a stimulus that is
inherent.

5. • the sucking reflex is initiated when something
touches the roof of an infant's mouth.
• Infants have strong sucking reflex

6. • This reflex begins when
the corner of the baby's
mouth is stroked or
touched.
• This reflex begins when
the corner of the baby's
mouth is stroked or
touched.

7. • otherwise called
"Grasping Reflex"
• Babies will grasp
anything that is
placed in their palm.
• lasts until about 5 to
6 months of age.

8. • otherwise called
Plantar/Babinski Reflex
• inner sole of the baby's
foot is stroked - curling
of toes
• outer sole of the baby's
foot is stroked -
spreading out of toes

9. • often called a startle
reflex because it
usually occurs when
a baby is startled by
a loud sound or
movement.
• last up until 5 to 6
months
• In response to the sound, the
baby throws back his or her
head, extends out the arms and
legs, cries, then pulls the arms
and legs back in.

10. • this is shown when an infant's
middle or lower back is stroked
next to the spinal cord.
• response : baby will curve his
or her body toward the side
which is being stroked.

11. • often called "the fencing position"
• When a baby's head is turned to one side,
the arm on that side stretches out and the
opposite arm bends up at the elbow.

12. Gross motor skill
• generally refer to movements involving larger
muscles, like those in the arms, legs, feet or
the entire body.

13. Milestones in Gross Motor Development

14. Fine motor skills
• generally refer to movements involving
smaller muscles, like those in hands, wrists and
fingers.

15. Sensory and
Perceptual
Development
Characteristics
Vision - 10 to 30 times lower than
normal adult vision.
- (6 mos.) vision becomes better
- (1 yr.old) vision approximates
that of an adult
Hearing - develops much before the birth
- infants sensory thresholds are
somewhat higher than those of
adult

16. Sensory and
Perceptual
Development
Characteristics
Touch and Pain - they do feel pain
- newborn males show a higher
level of cortisol (an indicator of
stress) after a circumcion than
prior to surgery
- babies respond to touch
Taste - sensitivity taste might be present
before birth

17. Sensory and
Perceptual
Development
Characteristics
Smell - it requires several days of
experience to recognize their
mother's breast pad odor.
Intermodal
Perception
- definition: the ability to relate,
connect and integrate information
about two or more sensory
modalities such as vision and
hearing.
- it gets sharpened through
experience

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