Your Friend, Andre, Is the Father of a 12-Month-Old Daughter

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Essay

Your friend, Andre, is the father of a 12-month-old daughter, Brooke. Meal time has become a very frustrating time for Andre because Brooke repeatedly pushes her sippy cup and different foods that she is eating off the high chair and onto the floor. The first time that she did this it appeared to Andre that it was an accident but now he is convinced that his daughter is deliberately pushing her cup and food onto the floor to annoy him. Based on what you know about infants being active experimenters, what can you tell Andre that might make him feel better?

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Definitions:

Cheyne-Stokes

A pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase in depth followed by a decrease, resulting in temporary cessations of breathing typically associated with heart failure or neurological conditions.

Tachypnea

Abnormally rapid rate of breathing.

Apnea

Absence of respirations for a period of time.

Hyperventilation

Respiratory rate in excess of that required to maintain normal carbon dioxide levels in the body tissues.