Pediatrics (Week 1)

Infants (2 days to 1 year)

● Trust vs mistrust

● Sensorimotor

● Solitary play (starts to explore alone)

● weight doubles in 6 months, triples in a year

● want to use all 5 senses

Toddlers (1 to 3 years)

● Autonomy vs shame and doubt (independent)

● Transitions from sensorimotor to preoperational

● Parallel play (with each other but without interaction)

Preschoolers (3 to 6 years old)

● Initiative vs guilt (try things)

● Preoperational (no logic)

● Associative play (play together)

School age children (6 to 12 years)

● Industry vs inferiority (satisfaction)

● Concrete operational (structure)

● Cooperative play (teams, sports, video games)

Adolescents (12 to 20 years)

● Identity vs role confusion (who they are)

● Formal operational (abstract thoughts)

● Cooperative play (teams, sports, video games)

Safety: driver safety, suicide, homicide, substance use

INJURY PREVENTION

● Crib with just the sheet

● Baby sleeps on their back!!!

CAR SEAT SAFETY

● NJ law

● Rear-facing infant seat in back until age 2 and 30 pounds

● Forward-facing child safety seat with harness in back seat until age 4 and 40 lbs

● Booster seat until age 8 or 57 inches tall

● No front seat until age 13

● Seat belts for everyone