QUIZ- What Do You Know About Child Development?

1. All children reach developmental milestones at roughly the same time, and the process is smooth and continuous.
a. True
b. False

2. What is the most important thing you can do to stimulate your child's brain development?
a. Put your child in daycare or preschool
b. Expose your child to a wide variety of new experiences that involve all her senses
c. Put your child on a daily regimen of books, videos, CDs, and flash cards
d. Give your child a daily multivitamin

3. Motor skills development normally occurs in which of the following patterns?
a. No particular order
b. Head to toe
c. Toe to head
d. Head, feet, hands, trunk

4. When your child is frustrated by her inability to do something, such as grab a toy or feed herself, it's best to:
a. Step in and help her right away so she won't become too discouraged
b. Sit back and give her a chance to figure it out for herself

5. Which is the first sense to develop fully in children?
a. Smell
b. Sight
c. Hearing
d. Touch
e. Taste

6. Babies move around and wiggle so much because...
a. They're uncomfortable
b. They wish they could walk
c. Their muscles twitch and flex without their control
d. They're exploring

7. It's important for babies to be naked once in a while because it...
a. Prevents diaper rash
b. Allows them to experience sensations all over their body
c. Allows unobstructed movement of the whole body
d. All of the above

8. When do children start learning speech patterns?
a. In the womb
b. At birth
c. At three months
d. At six months

9. How many words does the average two-year-old know how to say?
a. 50 words
b. 150 words
c. 250 words
d. 300 words

10. At what age should you start your baby on solids?
a. Three months
b. Four to six months
c. Nine months
d. Twelve months

11. At what age do most children start walking?
a. Ten to 11 months
b. 12 to 13 months
c. 14 to 15 months
d. 16 to 17 months

12. When do babies need shoes?
a. In infancy
b. At six months
c. When they start cruising
d. When they start walking
e. When they start walking outside

13. When do children first play with other children cooperatively?
a. At birth
b. At six months
c. At one year
d. At two years

14. All children are ready to toilet train by ...
a. 12 months
b. 18 months
c. 24 months
d. 36 months
e. None of these

15. Who is typically the first person to notice a development problem?
a. The baby's parents
b. The baby's doctor
c. The baby's caregiver

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ANSWERS:

1. All children reach developmental milestones at roughly the same time, and the process is smooth and continuous.
a. True
b. False

The correct answer is b.
No two children develop at the same rate. Each one sets his own schedule and pace. Your child may develop faster or slower than other children his age or excel in some areas while lagging in others. The range of normal behavior is so wide that doctors will allow up to a nine-month span for certain milestones before becoming concerned. For instance, some children walk as early as 9 months, while others wait until 18 months. Neither case is cause for concern. Some children even skip certain milestones completely (rolling over and crawling are two common examples), or regress momentarily before moving on. For instance, a child who's learned to sleep through the night may start waking up again while he's learning to talk.

2. What is the most important thing you can do to stimulate your child's brain development?
a. Put your child in daycare or preschool
b. Expose your child to a wide variety of new experiences that involve all her senses
c. Put your child on a daily regimen of books, videos, CDs, and flash cards
d. Give your child a daily multivitamin

The correct answer is b.
Research shows that exposing your baby to a wide variety of new experiences that involve all her senses — touch, taste, smell, hearing, and vision — is the best thing you can do to stimulate brain development. What does this mean, exactly? Talk directly to your child, read her books, play games, let her touch and mouth new objects, give her a safe place to roam and explore. And don't forget to love, hug, cuddle, and respond to your baby. Your affection and attention will help her feel safe and secure so she can continue down the road to growing independence.

3. Motor skills development normally occurs in which of the following patterns?
a. No particular order
b. Head to toe
c. Toe to head
d. Head, feet, hands, trunk

The correct answer is b.
Generally speaking, children first gain control of their head and neck (this begins around 2 months), then their arms and hands (grasping begins around 3 months), their trunk (most babies sit well by 8 months), and finally their legs and feet (most kids walk by 14 to 15 months).

4. When your child is frustrated by her inability to do something, such as grab a toy or feed herself, it's best to:
a. Step in and help her right away so she won't become too discouraged
b. Sit back and give her a chance to figure it out for herself

The correct answer is b.
Every developmental step requires some struggle. Letting your baby grab a fistful of mashed potato and shove it in her mouth, with most of it going on her face, is an important step toward independence. If she's seriously frustrated you can encourage her by showing or modeling how something is done (putting the mashed potatoes on a spoon, or the shapes in a shape-sorter, for instance), but let her keep trying until she gets it right. Her sense of accomplishment will be enormous when she does finally get that block into the square hole, and it will help spur her on to learn more. The best thing you can do for a frustrated baby is praise her for trying, and let her keep at it until she gets it or loses interest and moves on to something else.

5. Which is the first sense to develop fully in children?
a. Smell
b. Sight
c. Hearing
d. Touch
e. Taste

The correct answer is c.
Babies begin honing this sense in the womb, especially during the third trimester, where research suggests they can hear their mother's heartbeat and pick up some outside sounds including voices and music. Your baby's hearing will be fully mature by the end of the first month, although it will take longer for her to really understand what she's listening to.

6. Babies move around and wiggle so much because...
a. They're uncomfortable
b. They wish they could walk
c. Their muscles twitch and flex without their control
d. They're exploring

The correct answer is d.
Babies move around so much because they're exploring the world and their place in it. Every kick, grab, swipe, and swoosh gives them information about their environment and their body. What they feel sends signals back to their brain, which interprets them and uses the knowledge to aid future development.

7. It's important for babies to be naked once in a while because it...
a. Prevents diaper rash
b. Allows them to experience sensations all over their body
c. Allows unobstructed movement of the whole body
d. All of the above

The correct answer is d.
All of the above. Naked time is fun time for babies. After a bath or diaper change, allowing a baby to play on a soft blanket or towel gives her a chance to stretch and move uninhibited by clothes. It's also a great way to stimulate your baby with new sensations — the feel of the fabric on her back and legs, the warm touch of your hands as you hug. And any doctor will tell you a few minutes each day spent without a diaper can go a long way toward preventing diaper rash (warmth and moisture trapped inside diapers leads to painful raw skin). Exposing your baby's bottom to a little fresh air helps keep her skin dry and comfortable.

8. When do children start learning speech patterns?
a. In the womb
b. At birth
c. At three months
d. At six months

The correct answer is a.
Recent research suggests that children begin learning the patterns, tones, and sounds necessary for speech long before they ever utter a word. Your baby can hear you speak and start to absorb the rhythm and cadence of speech in the womb. In early infancy she continues this process by listening to you and others speak to her and by experimenting with her own sound-making abilitities.

9. How many words does the average two-year-old know how to say?
a. 50 words
b. 150 words
c. 250 words
d. 300 words

The correct answer is a.
A typical 2-year-old has a vocabulary of about 50 words, although some have many more. Toddlers this age can usually name dozens of things they see regularly, including items around the house (bed, door, chair), animals, (dog, cat, bird, fish), food items, and familiar people. They may be learning one or more words every day at this point and can usually combine them in short sentences.

10. At what age should you start your baby on solids?
a. Three months
b. Four to six months
c. Nine months
d. Twelve months

The correct answer is b.
Some experts encourage you to wait until your baby is six months old because breast milk and formula are still easiest for your baby to digest, providing all the calories and nutrients she needs and because the chances of developing allergies are greatest during infancy, so feeding your baby a diet of breast milk or formula for as long as possible reduces the risk of introducing allergens. Others say you can start solids at 4 months because that is about the time when your baby is physiologically ready to accept those foods and because some studies show that babies who are introduced to different kinds of foods at an earlier age are less likely to be picky eaters later.

11. At what age do most children start walking?
a. Ten to 11 months
b. 12 to 13 months
c. 14 to 15 months
d. 16 to 17 months

The correct answer is c.
Most babies are walking by 14 to 15 months. But the range of what's normal is quite large. Some babies take their first steps at 9 months, while late bloomers can wait until they're 17 or 18 months. Doctors don't get concerned about walking unless babies are still not taking steps by 18 months.

12. When do babies need shoes?
a. In infancy
b. At six months
c. When they start cruising
d. When they start walking
e. When they start walking outside

The correct answer is e.
Experts say you should hold off on making your baby wear shoes until she's walking around outdoors or on other rough surfaces. Regularly going barefoot helps improve your baby's balance more quickly.

13. When do children first play with other children cooperatively?
a. At birth
b. At six months
c. At one year
d. At two years

The correct answer is d.
At 2 years — surprise! While babies will look at other babies, play next to them, and even touch or grab them as early as the first few months, they don't actually play with other children — in a cooperative manner in which both are working together to accomplish a goal — until about the age of 2. The reason this interactive activity, known as cooperative play, doesn't happen sooner is because children need to develop some language and communication skills first. Children also need to pass through that intensely egocentric and self-centered stage when they're busy learning about themselves and the world and don't have the skills to consider the other child's interests or the ability to take turns, etc.

14. All children are ready to toilet train by ...
a. 12 months
b. 18 months
c. 24 months
d. 36 months
e. None of these

The correct answer is e.
Most children aren't physically ready to start toilet training until they're at least 18 to 24 months old, and some won't be ready to begin for more than a year after that.

15. Who is typically the first person to notice a development problem?
a. The baby's parents
b. The baby's doctor
c. The baby's caregiver

The correct answer is a.
Your baby's doctor will ask you questions about your baby's development at each visit, but he sees your baby for only a few minutes at a time a few times a year. That's not enough to notice any problems. You are the one who sees the baby every day — how he plays, communicates, compares to other children, If you notice any potential problems or places where your child seems to lag significantly behind other children, follow your instincts and bring this up with the doctor. If you're not satisfied with your doctor's response, bringup your concerns again or seek a second opinion. Early intervention is important, and you are the first step in getting your baby the help he may need.

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