1. GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF A
TODDLER
PRESENTED BY: Ms. Mable Maria
M.Sc Nursing I Year
Dr. M.V. Shetty
College Of Nursing,
Mangalore
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2. Growth and development
of toddler
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3. The toddler period extends from
age 1 year to approximately 3
years of age.
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4. physical Growth
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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5. PHYSIOLOGIC DEVELOPMENT
• Integumentary System
• Cardiovascular System
• Respiratory System
• Gastro intestinal System
• Genito Urinary System
• Immune System
• Nervous System
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6. heiGht and weiGht chanGes
WEIGHT
– Toddler gains 1.8 to 2.7 kg a year.
– At 2 years- 12 kg.
– At 21
/2 yrs- weight is 4 times that at birth.
– Gains about 5 kg between 1 & 3 years.
HEIGHT
– Height increases by 10 to 12.5 cm per year.
– In 2nd
year – about 85 cm.
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7. head circumference &
fontannel chanGes
• H.C increases by 2.5 cm during second year
(49-50 cm)
• By 2 years, the chest circumference exceeds
that of head.
• Anterior fontannel closes between 12& 18
months.
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8. motor development
Gross motor-15-30 months
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10. 15 MONTHS
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12. 18 MONTHS
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13. Fine motor-15-30 months
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THS
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19. SenSory development
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vISUAl ACUIty
Visual acuity is
20/60.
HeArInG
• Ears of a healthy
• Toddler’s hearing
can hear very
high
• Toddler’s ears are
tASte
• Toddlers, when a
of smelling, touch
Visual acuity is
20/40.
toddler permit
is better than older
frequency sounds.
more sensitive to
new food is added
ing and tasting to
Visual acuity is
20/40 – 20/30.
good hearing.
adults. Toddlers
louder sounds.
to the diet, may go
determine whether
Visual acuity is
20/30.
ears are so new they
through the process
it is liked.
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20. 15 MONTHS 18 MONTHS 24 MONTHS 30 MONTHS
Smell
• Capacity to smell
• Toddlers may res
toUCH
• Sensations of touc
is linked to that of
pond to unpleasant
h and pain are more
taste.
odours at first in an
fully developed
uninhibited manner.
than in infant.
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21. • Psychosocial Development
• Psychosexual Development
• Intellectual Development
• Moral Development
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22. • Fear
• Temperament
• Discipline
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23. PROTEIN
(g)
IRON
(mg)
FAT
(g)
CALORIES
(kcal)
CHOLES
TEROL
(mg)
CALCIUM
(mg)
VIT. A
(IU)
VIT. C
(mg)
SODIUM
(mg)
FIBRE
(g)
13 7 33-54 1000-
1400
< 300 500 1000 15 1000-
1500
14-19
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24. FOOD GROUP SERVINGS AVERAGE SIZE OF
SERVINGS
1. MILK ITEMS 4 ½ to ¾ cup
2. MEAT GROUP 3 or More 1-2 tbsp
3. FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES
4 Atleast ½ cup citrus
4. VIT.A SOURCE 1 or more 3 tbsp
5. CEREALS 4 Atleast Rice-3/4 oz
6. FATS AND
CARBOHYDRATES
Sufficient to meet calorie
needs
1 tbsp
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25. • SLEEPING PATTERN
• DENTITION
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26. IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
AGE
GROUP
NAME OF
VACCINE
DOSE ROUTE
15 MONTHS MMR
VARICELLA
PCV BOOSTER
0.5 ml
0.5 ml
0.5 ml
SC
SC
IM
16-18
MONTHS
DPT
IPV
HIB
0.5 ml
0.5 ml
0.5 ml
IM
IM/SC
IM
18 MONTHS Hep-A 0.5 ml IM
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27. INJURY PREVENTION
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Drowning
• Burns
• Suffocation
• Falls
• Poisoning
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