The document describes the typical physical, motor, sensory, language, and developmental milestones for infants from birth to 12 months of age. It outlines characteristics like weight, height, head circumference, reflexes, and abilities in each domain by month. For example, at 2 months infants can lift their head to 45 degrees, grasp toys, and startle to loud noises. By 12 months, they can walk with assistance, feed themselves with fingers, and say words like "mama" and "dada."

1. Prepared by
Ms. Latha B S
Lecturer
Dept. Paediatric nursing

2.  1. PHYSICAL GROWTH
 Weight:2.5 – 3.5 kg
 Height: 45 – 50 cms
 HC : 33 – 35 cms
 CC : 31 – 33 cms
 Pulse : 130+/- 20 per min
 Resp : 35=/- 10 per min
 BP : 80/50+-20/10 mm hg
 Reflexes : has well developed sucking,
rooting, swallowing etc....

3. 2. gross motor:
 Lies in flexed position with hands clenched.
 Turns head when in prone position
 Head lags behind when the baby is pulled up
from supine to sitting position.
3. FINE MOTOR:
 Grasp reflex is strong.

6. SENSORY DEVELOPMENT:
 Protective blinking reflex is present.
 Indefinte stare at sorroundings.
 Notices faces and bright objects.
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMNT:
 Startles to loud noises.
 Responds to human voice.
 Makes comfort sounds when feeding.
 Begins to coo.

7. AGE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTS
2 months Posterior fontanel closes at 6-8 weeks of age.
Tears starts appearing.
Drooling begins.
Obligate preferential nose breathers.
3 months Flexion posture is reduced.
Grasping, moro reflexes disappears.
Landau reflex appears.
4 months Drooling indicates apearence of saliva.
Tonic neck reflex and rooting reflex disappears.
5 months Can breath through mouth when nose is
obstructed.
Weight is almost double of birth weight.
6 months Weight doubles of birth weight.
Teeth eruption starts with lower two central
incisors
7 months •Parachute reflex appears.
•Ultimate color of iris established.

8. 12
months
Weights triple of birt weight.
Ht is increase about 50% of birth ht.
Has 6-8 deciduos teeth.
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
2 months G:Lifts head almost to 45 degreeabove flat surface when
lying prone.
F: holds a rattle when placed in hand.
Sensory : turns head when sound occurs.
Eye follow moving objects and persons nearby.
Language: laughs
Crying becomes differentiated, varying with
reason
Social: smiles to mother
Knows that cry will bring attention.

9.  Able to lift head to 90*
 Rolls over from back to side.
 Can grasp a toy
 Carries objects and hands to mouth at will.
 Turns head and looks in same direction to
locate sound.
 Cris less.
 May laugh loud.

10.  Sits for short time with adequate support.
 Follows objects at 180*
 Intial social play by smiling.
AT 5 MONTHS:
 Sits with slight support.
 Pulls feet up to mouth
 Rolls from back to abdomen.
 Attempts to catch objects

11.  Begins use of fore finger and thumb in a
fincer grasp.
 Tries to obtain object beyond reach.
 Can old one object while looking at another.
 Responds to his or her name.
 Begins to mimic
 Cries on seeing strangers
 Begins to differentiate strangers from family

12.  Sits leaning forward on both hands.
 Moves from place place by rolling.
 Can grasp at will.
 Drops one object when offered another.
 Begins to transfer the objects.
 Localizes sounds made above ear level.
 Vocalizes monosyllable ma da ..
 Talks to own image in mirror.
 Recognizes parents.
 Extends arms to be picked.

14.  Sustain all weight on feet when held in standng
position.
 Early stepping movements.
 Hold two toys together.
 Transfer any toy from one hand to another.
 Bangs objects tha are held.
 Has preference in taste of food.
 Responds with guestures to words such as
COME..
 Vocalizes baba, dada..
 Closes lips tightly when disliked food is offered.
 Eruption of upper cental incisor.

15.  Pulls to standing position with help.
 Raise self to sitting positon.
 Holds 2 objects while looking at 3rd
 Release objects at will.
 Feeds self with fingers
 Drinks from cup with assistance.
 Begins to undersatnd meaning of NO
 Separation anxiety develps.

16.  Sits
 Drinks with assistance
 Crawls and creeps
 Holds own bottle
 Holds bottle and keep nipple in mouth when
wants it
 Recognizes familiar objects by name
 Stops activity in response to NO
 Dislikes face wash
 Cries when scolded

17.  Development of walking skill.
 Does not want to lie unless sleepy
 Brings hands together and plays
 Searches for a lost toy
 Says DADA, MAMA with meaning
 Imitates sounds of animal
 Plays social games with adult

18.  Stands erect with minimum support
 Walks holding onto furniture
 Removes covers from boxes and takes toys
out of box
 Beginning to hold pen and make marks on
paper
 Can follow rapidly moving objects
 Reacts to restriction with frustration
 Enjoy playing with empty dish and spoon
after meals

19.  Stands alone for variable length of time
 Walks few steps with help
 Can sit down from standing position with out
any help.
 Picks up small bits of food and transfer to
mouth
 Enjoys eating with fingers
 Full binocular visionwell established.
 responds to wishes
 Cooperates in dressing.

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