Pediatric Developmental Milestones

Pediatric Developmental Milestones By: Melissa Nguyen

Independent Mentorship – Spring 2019 Teacher: Mrs. Click

Dr. Crystal Sierra, MD • Profession: pediatric Physician • Work Place: UTMB Health Pediatric and Adult Primary Care – Friendswood

• Address: 128 west Parkwood avenue Friendswood, TX 77456 Dr. Sierra and I beginning our journey together with a pose and a smile!

More About Dr. Sierra! Education: – Completed her undergraduate studies at University of Texas located in Edinburg, Texas – Earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical branch in Galveston, Texas in 2006

– Completed residency in pediatrics at UTMB in 2009

What is ISM? – ISM = Independent Study – Requirements Mentorship – Minimum of 3 hours per week – Students select a – Complete Activity Log and Journal Entry each week professional in a chosen career and shadow them – Set up and complete ISM Professional Portfolio throughout the year – Develop a final project and – Independently Study at the presentation by the end of the Mentorship site semesters

Pediatric Developmental Milestones – Purpose

– Reasons:

– To check how a child grows (physically, mentally, and socially)

– To have an insight on how children are developing at certain ages

– To determine what children can do at a certain age

– In the far future, I want to be a parent

– To gain knowledge of certain developmental issues that could be helped

– Research and worry now, so I can feel prepared and have certain expectations with my kids

Key Points – Physical Growth: how a child should grow – Motor Skills: certain activities at certain ages

– Speech and Language: communication – Literacy/ Education: learning through books and increasing knowledge – Delays/ Disorders: issues. Consequences the child might face in the future

Research Topics – Specific words/ amount of words and types of books that the child should know by a certain age – What certain delays/ disorders a child might have and how it can impact them later on in their lives – Certain motor skills they should be able to perform by a certain age range

Current Event Slide – “Toddler Development Delayed by Too Much Screentime, Research Suggests” by Chiara Giordano

– Elaborates on the concept that children around the age of two to three-years-old are scoring lower on tests when they are five-yearsold due to an overuse of technology – Encouraged for health professionals to work with parents to create media plans that would limit the amount of time kids should and should not be on their devices – Connects to pediatric development since technology is inhibiting their educational learning

Product – What? – Create an educational children’s book that focused on the alphabet, animals, and sounds – Make an animation of the book and a separate recording a sounds to go along with the book

– How? – Ask Dr. Sierra about what children should be reading at certain ages

– Look through children’s books for inspiration – Plan how to create the storyline and the physical book – Contemplate ways to create the video and recordings in relation to the specific characters of my book

Conclusion – What I Hope to Learn: – What kids should be doing and learning during their developmental stages

– Specific types of developmental delays/ disorders and the methods that will help a child cope with it – Necessary information for a parent to know if they want or have kids

I would like to thank my mentor, Dr. Sierra, for giving me the opportunity to shadow her every Friday these past months. I would like to thank my teacher, Mrs. Click, for letting explore the world where I am not constantly focusing on academics I would also like to thank the Evaluators and my ISM friend for taking their time out of their schedule to come hear my presentation.

Lastly, I would like to thank my parents for staying by my side and supporting me always.

Works Cited – “Ages & Stages: How Children Develop Motor Skills.” Scholastic.com, www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/ages-stages-how-childrendevelop-motor-skills/. – “Childhood & Developmental Disorders.” Psych Central, Psych Central.com, psychcentral.com/childhood/.

– Giordano, Chiara. "Toddler Development Delayed by Too Much Screentime, Research Suggests.“ Independent, 28 Jan. 2019, www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/toddlerdevelopment delays-children-screentime-tv-computer-games-research-Canada a8751361.html. Accessed 11 Feb. 2019. – “Major Physical Growth Stages.” Science NetLinks, sciencenetlinks.com/student teacher sheets/major-physical-growth-stages/. – “Speech and Language Developmental Milestones.” National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 4 Oct. 2018, www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/speech-and-language.