NUTR 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Thumb Sucking, Birth Weight, Sensory System
26 Oct 2016
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First year of life (birth 12 months of age) Later infancy (6-12 months) infant development: newborns, hear and move in response to familiar sounds, cns is immature; subtle cues for hunger and satiety vs. stronger later cues, reflexes replaced by purposeful movement. Terms related to development: reflex automatic response triggered by specific stimulus, rooting reflex infant turns head toward the cheek that is touched. Suckle reflex causing tongue to move forward and backward. Sensory: information from environment: motor: voluntary muscle movement: gross and fine influenced by sensory system, cognitive/mental. Intrinsic influence : child(cid:859)s health (nutrition), brain function, temperament. Motor development: motor development: ability to control voluntary muscles, motor development is top down. Cognitive skills controls head first and lower legs last central to extremities shoulders controlled before fingers influences ability to be fed, feed self & the amount of energy expended.
