what ages are defined as infancy?
0-12 months
what ages are defined as toddlerhood?
1-2 years
what ages are defined as preschool?
3-5 years
what ages are defined as school age?
6-12 years
what ages are defined as adolescence?
12-18 years
what are the four characteristics of attachment according to Bowlby?
what is the primary pathway to secure attachment?
-parental sensitivity to an infant’s cues and signals as well as appropriate and consistent response to those signals
what are behaviors that influence secure attachment?
how can nurses promote attachment?
what did Bowlby identify in his attachment theory?
what does Bowlby assert attachment in early life allows children to do as they grow?
what is growth?
the quantitative changes a child goes through (increase in height, weight, head circumference, and blood pressure)
what is development?
a complex, qualitative increase in capabilities and increase in skill/ability to perform certain tasks
what are factors that affect growth and development?
what are gross motor development milestones for an infant
how does development proceed?
what is fine motor?
the ability to coordinate hand movements
what is gross motor?
large body movements
what is proximodistal progression?
from center of body out towards extremities
what is cephalocaudal progression?
from head down through body towards feet
what are the fine motor development milestones for an infant?
what are some speech and language milestones for an infant?
how do infants play?
solitary play
what are some potential red flags related to infant development?