DEVELOPMENTAL

MILESTONES IN
INFANTS
INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIP – SPRING 2019
SYDNEY SHINDLER

MRS. CLICK

*Please note that some of the information in this presentation comes from outside sources*
MY MENTOR AND MENTORSHIP FACILITY

My mentor for the spring semester is Jason Decker, M.D., who is a

pediatric doctor and works at Pearland Pediatrics.
ISM COURSE

• ISM, or Independent Study Mentorship, is a course that enables high school students
to follow a self-chosen mentor in a career field of their interest. Since this course
is at a college level, students are required to complete various tasks, such as:
• Meeting with their mentor three hours a week
• Creating a final project
• Make a product to enhance their presentation
• Create a website to document all assignments
• www.sydneyspringismportfolio.weebly.com

Kelly, Mary S. “Why Mentoring Makes a Difference to

Medical Students and Faculty.” The Doctor's Tablet,
20 Nov. 2014, blogs.einstein.yu.edu/why-mentoring-
makes-a-difference-to-medical-students-and-faculty/.
ARTIFACTS
MY ISM PROJECT

For my spring semester topic, I wanted to focus on Developmental Milestones in

Infants. Through this topic, I will emphasize the expected goals the babies should
accomplish as they grow older. I will also address common delays seen within children and
how this should be treated.
I chose to focus on this topic as I believed it would be extremely interesting and
potentially helpful information.

Ecmp. “The Many Roles of a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.”

Early Childhood Meeting Place, 15 Feb. 2016,
www.earlychildhoodmeetingplace.org/the-many-roles-
of-a-pediatric-nurse-practitioner/.
DEVELOPMENTAL CATEGORIES

• Define each of the developmental categories (ex. motor, social, speech,

etc.)
• Provide examples for each category

“Pediatrician or Family Doctor? How to Decide.”

WebMD, WebMD,
www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/pick-
pediatrician-16/pediatrician-or-family-doctor.
EXPECTED MILESTONES

• Provide a list of important milestones that should be reached as infants

continue to grow
• Explain the significance of some of the milestones
• List methods that will encourage children to reach these goals

“Baby Development Stages Milestones First One Year

Stick Figure..” 123RF Stock Photos, Vector Illustration
www.123rf.com/photo_24965222_baby-development-
stages-milestones-first-one-year-stick-figure-
pictogram-icon.html.
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

• Define the actual meaning of “developmental delay”

• Explain the difference between delay and “late bloomers”
• Include some of the risk factors and effects of delay

“Children Diagnosed with Developmental Delays May Also

Have Undetected Vision Problems.” Dr. Phil Nicholson’s
Visual Learning Center, Visual Learning Center, 19 Nov.
2015, www.visuallearningcenter.com/children-
diagnosed-with-developmental-delays-may-also-have-
undetected-vision-problems/.
EXAMPLES OF DELAY

• Provide common examples from each developmental category

• Show the difference between short- and long-term delays
• Explain their effects on infants
TREATMENTS FOR DELAY

• Mention some of the at home treatments that are commonly used

• Include professional treatments that are also used
• Explain what options would be the best to take

“All About Developmental Delay.” Google

Sites, Sites, sites.google.com/site/
eligibilitycategory2/.
RESEARCH TOPICS

• How to Conduct Infant Checkups

• Will be used in the making of the product
• Common Developmental Delays in Infants
• Will be incorporated into the Key Points about delay
• Best Treatments for Different Delays
• Used within the Key Point about treatment options
CURRENT EVENT

My current event mainly focused on the topic of developmental delay and

its effect on children. Some of the key points included:
• Describing the difference between delays, disabilities, and “late bloomers”
• Explaining the categories in which infants can experience delays
• Listing some of the risk factors that can cause delay
• Suggesting that a link exists between developmental delay and attention issues

“Developmental Delay.” NHS Choices, Worcestershire Health and

Care NHS Trust, www.hacw.nhs.uk/our-services/childrens-
community-health-services/community-paediatrics/common-
conditions/developmental-delay/.
PRODUCT

• For my product, I will create a video in which I demonstrate how to conduct a

checkup on an infant
• Throughout the video, I will also mention how to determine if a baby is meeting
the normal milestones
• I intend to present my video before talking about my key points
• I plan on creating this video with the help of my friend, who is fairly skilled in
videography, as well as either a baby “dummy” or a real infant

Fall Hill Pediatrics. “5 Reasons to See the

Pediatrician.” Fall Hill Pediatrics, 6 Apr.
2018, www.fallhillpediatrics.com/5-reasons-
see-pediatrician/.
CONCLUSION

• From this project, I hope to learn about child development as well as its
delay, especially since I believe that delays occur more often than some
people think
• I also hope to learn about another side of medicine as I have never
shadowed in a pediatric unit before

“Appleseed Pediatrics.” Community Health

Services of Lamoille Valley, chslv.org/our-
services/appleseedpediatrics/.
THANK YOU

I would just like to send out a huge thank you to everybody that has helped
me on this journey. I could not have done this without any of you. Thank you so much
to Dr. Decker for being my mentor and teaching me this semester.
Thank you to my evaluators for taking time out of your day to be here for me.
I really appreciate you having to deal with a student even after school hours.
Thank you to Mrs. Click for your knowledge and giving me all the tools I
needed to have a successful first semester in ISM.
And lastly, thank you to my parents for knowing both when to push me and
when to help me when I need it most.
WORKS CITED

Morin, Amanda. “What You Need to Know About Developmental Delays.” Understood.org, Mar. 2018,

www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/early-intervention/what-you-need-to-know-

about-developmental-delays#comment-list.