chapter 5

Question 1

average weight and length at birth

Answer 1

51/2 pounds and 20 inches long

Question 2

weight by month four

Answer 2

they double their weight

Question 3

average weight and height of most kids

Answer 3

about 30 pounds and are about 32-36 inches

Question 4

well-baby visits

Answer 4

Can be compared to other kids their age

Question 5

growth continuous or discontinuous

Answer 5

Smooth continuous lines, but researchers have discovered that growth happens in spurts.

Question 6

infants growing time

Answer 6

90-95% of the time, infants are growing at all.

Question 7

researchers measuring infants

Answer 7

Researchers would measure infants every single day, and they would remain the same size, then would randomly grow an inch. It is discontinuous.

Question 8

baby fat

Answer 8

It rises and peaks at 9 months. It helps the child maintain a constant body temperature.

Question 9

slimming down

Answer 9

Kids begin to slim down during their first/second year and lose the baby fat, and it should continue into middle childhood.

Question 10

muscle tissue increase

Answer 10

Muscle tissue increases really slowly during infancy, and it should really peak during adolescence.

Question 11

toddlers’ head size

Answer 11

Toddlers have pretty big heads for the first year or two.

Question 12

average newborn sleep

Answer 12

about hours a day

Question 13

infants crying duration

Answer 13

For around 4-15 minutes, infants cry.

Question 14

babies’ cries

Answer 14

because it is a general distress call.

Question 15

difficult cry due to addiction

Answer 15

If you’re addicted to coke babies have a difficult cry.

Question 16

unpleasant and difficult cry

Answer 16

If an infant has an unpleasant and difficult cry, it can become an issue for the parents.

Question 17

crying pattern

Answer 17

It increases in the first week of life until they are 6 weeks old, and the average cry is from 2-3 hours a day.

Question 18

letting the baby cry or picking him up

Answer 18

Some people have expressed concern that the baby will become spoiled; however, that is not the case.

Question 19

newborns and manipulation

Answer 19

Newborns are not able to manipulate a parent; that is their distress call.

Question 20

researchers’ findings on carried babies

Answer 20

Researchers found that the babies who have been carried.

Question 22

Sleep Training

Answer 22

If the baby learns to soothe themselves at regular bedtime, they will continue to do so in order to fall back asleep.

Question 23

Factors to consider

Answer 23

1. Waking often? If the infant keeps waking up 2. Correct age? Wait until the chile is 4-6 months of age to start sleep training 3. Parents fully invested? It takes consistency and commitment from the parents.

Question 24

Reasons to sleep train

Answer 24

1. Improves baby sleep. If they sleep through the night the get more rest and sleep more. 2. Babies learn to self-soothe. They can manage their own emotions once they get older. It’s a good foundational skill 3. Improves parents’ sleep. If an infant sleeps through the night, so can the parents. 4. Decreases parental stress.

Question 25

Four Methods

Answer 25

1. Cry it out: Don't offer any comfort; just let the baby cry it out. It is more difficult for the parent because they do not want to see their child in distress. 2. Ferber method: Ferberizing their baby is based on Dr. Ferber. He wrote a book on it its a graduated distinction method, "check and console." It refers to the process of the amount of time you leave before checking in on the infant. The time increases, but it depends on the baby until it tires itself out from crying. Baby isn't picked up either. 3. Chair method: parents will sit in a chair next to the baby's crib and sit there until the baby falls asleep. They don't pick the baby up and wait until the baby falls asleep. Every time it works, the chair is moved closer to the door every time. Farther away from the crib and closer to the door. Parents find this method way more difficult than the Ferber method.