Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence

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A working knowledge of typical growth and development is essential for nurses and others that provide health care and other services to children, their parents, or caregivers. There is a plethora of evidence documenting the stages of cognitive or intellectual, moral, motor, physical, and social developmental skills. In this course, an overview of expected growth and development based on chronological age from birth through young adulthood will be reviewed.

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Cyndi Cortes

When Cyndi Cortes became an interdisciplinary training trainee at the Sparks Center for Developmental and Learning Disabilities as a Master of Science in Nursing student, she did not realize how that decision would impact her clinical and professional career. While working at Children’s of Alabama in the Department of…

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Chapters & learning objectives

1. Infants: Birth Through 12 Months

Typical growth and developmental milestones met during infancy will be described in this chapter. The expected cognitive/intellectual, motor/physical, and social developmental skills that should be achieved during infancy will be emphasized.

2. Toddlers: From 1 to 3 Years of Age

Typical growth and developmental milestones met during the toddler years will be described in this chapter. The expected cognitive/intellectual, motor/physical, and social developmental skills that should be achieved during this time frame will be emphasized.

3. Preschoolers: From 4 to 5 Years of Age

Typical growth and developmental milestones met during the preschool years will be described in this chapter. The expected cognitive/intellectual, motor/physical, and social developmental skills that should be achieved during this time frame will be emphasized.

4. School-Age Children: From 6 to 12 Years of Age

Typical growth and developmental milestones met during the elementary school years will be described in this chapter. The expected cognitive/intellectual, motor/physical, and social developmental skills that should be achieved during this time frame will be emphasized.

5. Adolescents: From 13 to 21 Years of Age

Typical growth and developmental milestones met during the adolescent years will be described in this chapter. The expected cognitive/intellectual, motor/physical, and social developmental skills that should be achieved during this time frame will be emphasized.

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