gross motor developmental stages

Most children walk steadily between____?

12 and 15 months

can run by age___?

2 years

can do stairs by age___?

2 ½ years

Can alternate feet on stairs by?

3 years

Can ride tricycle by?

3 years

Can hop by age____?

4 years

Can skip by age?

5 years

Increased activity decreases _____?

baby fat

Protuberant abdomen due to ____?

exaggerated lumbar curve (lumbar lordosis)

Height increases ____ per year?

2 to 4 inches

Weight increases by how many pounds per year?

4 to 6 pounds

Anterior fontanel closes by _____?

18 months

How many primary teeth by age 2?

20

Well developed _____?

pincer grasp

Hearing is?

fully developed

short, straight eustachian tube predisposes toddler to ear infections if______?

put to bed with a bottle

what tasks do they start to do themselves?

self-feeding, dressing, and undressing

Appetite decreases by age ____?

2 years