The nurse is assessing a 4-month-old boy during a scheduled visit. Which of the following findings might suggest a developmental problem?
A) The child does not coo or gurgle.
B) The child does not babble or laugh.
C) The child never squeals or yells.
D) The child does not say dada or mama.
B
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The fact that the child does not babble or laugh might suggest a developmental problem. At 4 to 5 months of age most children are making simple vowel sounds, laughing aloud, doing raspberries, and vocalizing in response to voices. The child should have developed past cooing or gurgling, but is too young to squeal, yell, or say dada or mama.
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