Title: EPS 304 Final Project
1EPS 304 Final Project
- Presented by
- Jackie
- Jill
- Kristin
2Question
Tina, who has 3 children, volunteers to baby-sit
for her friend Natalies 5 month old boy, Dylan,
so that Natalie can go on a job interview. As
Tina is undressing Dylan, she thinks its odd that
he doesnt seem to be able to turn over in his
crib. When she cradles him in her arm to bathe
him, he feels floppy and appears to lack muscle
strength. Is Dylan evidencing any motor
development delays?
3- What milestones should have Dylan reached?
- Is Dylan in danger of developmental delay or is
he still at normal development? - Should Dylans parents worry?
- What should Dylans parents do?
4What Milestones should have Dylan reached?
- At about 3 months
- mini push up
- lifts head and uses arms to lift shoulders (this
helps strengthen muscles to help child roll over)
5What Milestones should have Dylan reached?
- By 5 months, Dylan should be able to
- Prone, lift head
- Prone, chest up, use arms for support
- Roll over
- Support some weight with legs
- Kick legs
- Begin to sit up
- Swim with arms
6Is Dylan in danger of developmental delays or is
he still at normal development?
- Developmental milestones are determined by the
average age at which children attain each skill,
therefore, statistically, about 3 of children
will not meet them on time. - Only about 15-20 of these children will actually
have abnormal development. The rest will
eventually develop normally over time, although a
little later than expected.
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8Keep in Mind
- For each milestone there is a range of ages
during which a child will normally meet it. - A developmental delay occurs when a child has the
delayed achievement of one or more of his
milestones, it is not when a child is temporarily
lagging behind. - Mild delays in motor development can be normal.
- Some babies never roll over-they skip the
milestone and move on to sitting, lunging, and
crawling. - The muscles babies use for rolling over they also
use for sitting up and crawling. - An infant may not be meeting his/her motor
milestones if they are not rolling over by 6
months and have a head lag when pulled to a
sitting position after 6 months.
9Should Dylans parents worry?
It may be of concern if by 5 months an
infant -Cannot lift head when placed on his
stomach or is unable, in this position, to push
up on arms lifting head and chest. -Always holds
legs in a rigid, stiff, extended position. -Stays
in the same position all the time (and if you
position differently, manages to quickly get back
to strongly favored position). -Refuses to be
placed on stomach and when placed on back moves
by arching his back and inching backwards with
the use of head. -If he hasnt figured out how to
flip one way or the other by the time hes about
6 months old and isnt showing any interest in
getting around by any other means.
10By these statements, it seems as though Dylan may
be experiencing some delays. He does not seem to
have obtained the muscles in order to be at the
level he should be.Because of this delay, Dylan
may have problems later
- He may miss the next milestones and may not sit
by the age of 8 months - He may not crawl by the age of 12 months
- He may not be walking by the age of 15 months
- He may continue to be behind in his gross motor
development - May later be behind with his gross motor skills
11What should Dylans parents do?
- If they think that Dylan may be delayed, they
should take him to their primary care provider,
or to a developmental and behavioral pediatrician
or pediatric neurologist to be checked and
evaluated.
12Resources
Developmental Delays. Keep Kids Healthy.com.
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About Baby Child. 30 Nov. 2003
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.htmgt Effects of Sleep Position on Infant Motor
Development. Pediatrics. 25 Nov.
2003 lthttp//pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/c
ontent/full/102/5/1135gt Fiorentino, Mary R.
Normal and Abnormal Development The Influence of
Primitive Reflexes on Motor Development.
Springfield Thomas Books, 1972. Santrock, John
W. Child Development. Boston McGraw Hill,
2004. Pp. 148. Snell, Rita. Gross Motor
Development in Infants with Multiple
Impairments. California State University. 30
Nov. 2003 lthttp//www.csun.edu/hfedu009/innovati
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Behavior Resources. University of Michigan
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