Author Question: Developmentally, most children at age 12 months: a. use a spoon adeptly. b. relinquish the ... (Read 43 times)

ashley · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Developmentally, most children at age 12 months:

a. use a spoon adeptly.
b. relinquish the bottle voluntarily.
c. eat the same food as the rest of the family.
d. reject all solid food in preference to the bottle.

Question 2

The most effective way to clean a toddler's teeth is for the:

a. child to brush regularly with a toothpaste of his or her choice.
b. parent to stabilize the chin with one hand and brush with the other.
c. parent to brush the mandibular occlusive surfaces, leaving the rest for the child.
d. parent to brush the front labial surfaces, leaving the rest for the child.

makaylafy · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
By age 12 months, most children are eating the same food that is prepared for the rest of the family. Using a spoon usually is not mastered until age 18 months. The parents should be engaged in weaning a child from a bottle if that is the source of liquid. Toddlers should be encouraged to drink from a cup at the first birthday and be weaned from the bottle totally by 14 months. The child should be weaned from a milk- or formula-based diet to a balanced diet that includes iron-rich sources of food.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
For young children, the most effective cleaning of teeth is by the parents. Different positions can be used if the child's back is to the adult. The adult should use one hand to stabilize the chin and the other to brush the child's teeth. The child can participate in brushing, but for a thorough cleaning, adult intervention is necessary.