Purpose of Assignment
This assignment will help to identify the normal growth and development by topic for each age group. In the final column of the assignment, you need to observe a child and apply the information you gathered and document your findings in comparison by the particular age of that child.
Competency
Compare principles of growth and development when caring for pediatric clients.
Explain the topics in the worksheet by age. Identify one milestone and one expected norm for each category by age group.
After you fill out the milestones and expected norms for each category by age group, observe a child of any age for 30 minutes to an hour, and apply the knowledge that you learned to the child you are observing and record this information in the purple Observation Data column.
Module 06 Worksheet- Development Assignment
Infancy Toddler Pre School School Age Adolescent Observation Data for [insert age, gender, and any other relevent information]. Example: Female, Age 4, Autistic.
*only fill out this column for the age group you observed.
Erikson’s Theory
Cognitive Development
Language Development
Psych-Social Development
Moral Development
Discipline
Physical Development
Injury Prevention
Nutritional needs
Dental Care
Sleep
Activity and Play types
Vital Signs
Including type of Pain assessment
Infancy (0-1 years)
Erikson’s Theory:
Milestone: Trust vs. Mistrust
Expected norm: Babies will begin to form a sense of trust with their primary caregivers and will feel secure in their surroundings.
Cognitive Development:
Milestone: Object Permanence
Expected norm: Babies will begin to understand that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible.
Language Development:
Milestone: First Words
Expected norm: Babies will begin to say their first words around 1 year of age.
Psych-Social Development:
Milestone: Separation Anxiety
Expected norm: Babies will begin to experience separation anxiety when separated from their primary caregiver.
Moral Development:
Milestone: None applicable
Expected norm: None applicable
Discipline:
Milestone: None applicable
Expected norm: None applicable
Physical Development:
Milestone: Crawling
Expected norm: Babies will begin to crawl around 8-10 months of age.
Injury Prevention:
Milestone: None applicable
Expected norm: Caregivers should ensure the safety of the baby by keeping dangerous objects out of reach and using safety devices such as car seats.
Nutritional needs:
Milestone: Introduction of Solids
Expected norm: Babies will begin to be introduced to solid foods around 6 months of age.
Dental Care:
Milestone: First Tooth
Expected norm: Babies will begin to get their first tooth around 6 months of age.
Sleep:
Milestone: Sleeping Through the Night
Expected norm: Babies will begin to sleep through the night around 6 months of age.
Activity and Play types:
Milestone: Exploration
Expected norm: Babies will begin to explore their environment through crawling and grabbing objects.
Vital Signs:
Milestone: None applicable
Expected norm: Caregivers should monitor the baby’s temperature, breathing, and pulse regularly.
Toddler (1-3 years)
Erikson’s Theory:
Milestone: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Expected norm: Toddlers will begin to assert their independence and develop a sense of self.
Cognitive Development:
Milestone: Cause and Effect
Expected norm: Toddlers will begin to understand the concept of cause and effect.
Language Development:
Milestone: Increased Vocabulary
Expected norm: Toddlers will increase their vocabulary and begin to use two-word phrases.
Psych-Social Development:
Milestone: Stranger Anxiety
Expected norm: Toddlers will begin to experience stranger anxiety and will cling to their primary caregiver when around unfamiliar people.
Moral Development:
Milestone: None applicable
Expected norm: None applicable
Discipline:
Milestone: None applicable
Expected norm: None applicable
Physical Development:
Milestone: Walking
Expected norm: Toddlers will be able to walk independently around 18 months of age.
Injury Prevention:
Milestone: None applicable
Expected norm: Caregivers should continue to keep dangerous objects out of reach and supervise the toddler’s activities.
Nutritional needs:
Milestone: Increasing Appetite
Expected norm: Toddlers will begin to eat more food as they grow and their appetite increases.
