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Growth and Development study guides
Study guides for medical students, residents, nurses and pediatricians: each opens with Pedemy's decision tree, then the key facts from the board-review flashcards.
Cognitive milestones
Cognitive milestones from 2 months to 5 years on the CDC 2022 checklists: object permanence, toy use, colors, counting and letters, with red flags.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentDevelopmental screening and delay
Developmental screening for board review: AAP screening ages, autism screens, red flags, early intervention referral, hearing tests, intellectual disability.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentFaltering weight (failure to thrive)
Faltering weight (formerly failure to thrive) for board review: the 2026 AAP z-score definition, who needs admission, feeding assessment and targeted tests.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentHead growth and skull shape
Head growth for board review: fontanelles, positional plagiocephaly vs craniosynostosis by suture, macrocephaly, BESS, hydrocephalus and microcephaly.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentLanguage and social milestones
Speech, language and social-emotional milestones from 2 months to 5 years on the CDC 2022 checklists, with pointing, play stages and speech red flags.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentMilestone cases: find the delayed domain
Practice reading milestone vignettes: which domain is delayed at 2 months to 5 years, using the CDC 2022 checklist skills for each well-child visit.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentMotor milestones and primitive reflexes
Gross and fine motor milestones on the CDC 2022 checklists and when primitive reflexes fade: Moro, grasp, ATNR, rooting, stepping, Babinski, parachute.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentPhysical growth in children
Normal physical growth for board review: daily weight gain, when weight doubles and triples, height per year, WHO vs CDC charts and corrected age.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentSchool support and learning plans
School support for board review: IEP vs 504 plan, IDEA Part B and Part C, IFSP, ESSA for English learners, vision supports and transition plans.
Study guide · Growth & DevelopmentToilet training and toilet refusal
Toilet training for board review: daytime and nighttime control ages, toilet refusal from constipation vs power struggle, PEG, when to pause and bedwetting.
Study guide · Growth & Development