“Physical Development on Infancy and Toddlerhood”
CHAPTER 5 TEACHBACK
KEYPOINT HANDOUT!
Presented By: Mrs. Lynn Seman Sablan
ED 205-02
Date: 02/25/13
Heredity contributes to body
shape and size.
Breast milk is ideally suited of
infant’s needs.
Body Growth
Most infants can eat nutritious
food without fear of becoming
overweight.
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Height and weight: greater in the first two years
than in any other period of life.
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Fat is develops quickly whereas muscle develops
slow and gradual.
Body Proportions
Motor Development
*Follows cephalocaudal and proximodistal
trends with a few deviations.
*Dynamic systems theory- children existing
• Cephalocaudal Trend- “Head to Tail”
prenatal period when
the head develops faster than the
lower body.
• Proximodistal Trend- “Near to Far”
growth from center of the body outward.
skills into increasing complex systems of
actions reaching and grasping perfected in the
first year, not ready for toilet training until the
second year.
PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
~ Hearing becomes organized and language ability increases.
~ Eye and visual central of the cerebral cortex develop focusing, color discrimination and visual acuity.
~Responsiveness to motion develops first.