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The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (version 4 was released September 2019) is a standard series of measurements originally developed by psychologist Nancy Bayley used primarily to assess the development of infants and toddlers, ages 1–42 months. [1]
Some children can tell time on the hour: five o'clock, two o'clock. Knows what a calendar is for. Recognizes and identifies coins; beginning to count and save money. Many children know the alphabet and names of upper- and lowercase letters. Understands the concept of half; can say how many pieces an object has when it has been cut in half.
Growth charts are different for boys and girls, due in part to pubertal differences and disparity in final adult height. In addition, children born prematurely and children with chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome and Turner syndrome follow distinct growth curves which deviate significantly from children without these conditions. As ...
In children, bone age serves as a measure of physiological maturity and aids in the diagnosis of growth abnormalities, endocrine disorders, and other medical conditions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As a person grows from fetal life through childhood, puberty , and finishes growth as a young adult, the bones of the skeleton change in size and shape.
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A baby born within the normal range of weight for that gestational age is known as appropriate for gestational age (AGA). An abnormally slow growth rate results in the infant being small for gestational age, while an abnormally large growth rate results in the infant being large for gestational age.
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