Child & Adolescent Health + sexual health Flashcards

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What does Honouring the Child mean?

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It is putting the universal needs of children first. Strategies can be developed to meet our pressing needs:
* build a community
restore planet health
peace-making
creating a sustainable economy that supports the well-being of children & families

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What are 3 givens when it comes to the philosophy of honouring the child?

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  1. Primacy of the early days, since they are the gateway to being a humane being
  2. We face planet degradation
  3. Crisis calls for systemic response
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What are the 9 guiding principles of honouring the child?

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1- Respectful love
2- Diversity
3- Caring Community
4- Conscious Parenting
5- Emotional Intelligence
6- Nonviolence
7- Safe Environments
8- Sustainability
9- Ethical Commerce

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What are the triggers for children/adolescent mental health?

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  • Familial History
  • Challenges with emotions
  • Internalizing stress
  • loss/conflict with close friends or family members
  • Relationships ending (romantic ones)
  • Boredom/lack of routine
  • Changes in eating/sleeping habits
  • Personality Changes
  • Mood swings
  • Reckless behaviour
  • Dropping grades
  • Bullying/social exclusion
  • Discrimination/stigma around sexual identity
  • Social/Systemic racism & injustice
  • Stressful, traumatic life events
  • Physical/medical issues
  • Disinterest in favourite hobbies
  • Substance use
  • Isolation from family & friends
  • Hopelessness/feeling trapped
  • Feeling like a burden/not belonging
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What are the two things that help build resilience?

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Fostering coping skills & having a lifestyle that help develop it.

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What can you do to foster coping skills?

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  • Have a reliable presence of at least one relationship
  • Support problem solving
  • Reframe disappointments
  • Face fears - with support
  • Nurture optimism
  • Encourage communication of needs, feelings & thoughts
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What are some of the lifestyle habits that can build resilience?

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  • Establish routines
  • Regulate sleep routine
  • Optimize nutrition for brain health
  • Connect with nature
  • Move regularly
  • Foster self-esteem & self-concept through physical activity
  • Mastery of a skill
  • Foster relationships with peers, coaches, teachers, family, etc.
  • Foster spirituality
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What is spirituality?

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It is not the same as religion. Spirituality is the awareness of oneness, a sense of purpose/awe/discovery, realizing that life is bigger than you, and connecting to something bigger than yourself.

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Where is spirituality from?

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We’re all born with it. It is a muscle that needs to be nurtured and built. When it is, we are a LOT less likely to to be addicted & depressed/suicidal.

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How can we foster spirituality as parents?

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By transmitting the love of service (altruism) and love of neighbour (inclusion), through gratitude, and through mindful-based movement (yoga = deeper mind-spirit connection)

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What are some of the disabilities that children can have?

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  • communication delays & disorders
  • physical disabilities
  • neurodevelopmental disabilities
  • acquired brain injuries
  • chronic and/or long-term medical conditions
  • other specific diagnoses
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What are some of the challenges that parents of children with disabilities can face?

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  • Giving them autonomy
  • Planning activities,
  • Caregiver burnout
  • Being socially included
  • Strained romance
  • Neurotypical children may feel abandoned.
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What is the statistic of autism diagnosis in Canada?

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1 in 66 children is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Touches males more than females
The vast majority is diagnosed before 12

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What are the 4 strategies to foster inclusion?

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Be a role model: notice biases. speak up on discrimination/injustices/racism
Develop awareness & compassion: be friendly, respectful, helpful, loving, and aware of exclusion
Explain & celebrate differences
Educate through literature, media and personal experience.

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What is body neutrality?

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Focusing on what your body does for you instead of what it looks like.

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What is body positivity?

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Accepting, celebrating and loving the way your body looks, regardless of beauty standards.

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How do you promote healthy body image and diversity in beauty for your child?

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  • modeling as a parent healthy body image (kids pick up on a lot)
  • be conscious of your words and actions
  • normalize all bodies
  • media & social media literacy
  • celebrating cultural diversity
  • help them understand that bodies inevitably change and that it’s ok
  • foster positive self-talk about the body
  • DO NOT diet/weight control/instil metrics for their bodies to fit in
  • instil a good body image through physical activity
  • encourage intuitive eating
18
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How do you support your child’s sexual identity/coming out?

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  • give them space
  • listen to them without judgement
  • do not make assumptions
  • be conscious of what you are saying to them
  • create a safe space and start the conversation around sexual identity when they are young
  • ask about their ideas of gender
  • read books that talk about the many different ways to be a boy/girl/other gender identities
  • share & celebrate the community and make them understand that trans and gender-diverse people exist and belong to many communities who appreciate & love them
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What should you be aware of when wondering if your child is ok/worrying about their gender?

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  • the school advocacy (what is the educational training/the school policies)
  • your child may
  • avoid school
  • lose their concentration
  • suffer from anxiety & depression
  • their media exposure, their peer relations and their community support
  • your own biases, use of language, lack of knowledge/compassion/understanding
20
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What is the myth of virginity and where does it originate from?

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Virginity was actually invented in the middle ages to ensure primogeniture

21
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What is virginity testing? is it legal?

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it is a gynaecological examination that checks if the hymen is intact. It is legal in Canada but banned in Quebec.

22
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What is the danger of virginity testing?

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It can usher into honour-based abuse, which is violence committed to protect the honour of an individual or a family or a community for an alleged breach of the code of behaviour

23
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How does the myth of virginity harm women today?

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  • It is sexist
  • It encourages shaming sex and sexuality
  • It can escalate into violence
  • It encourages cisheteronomativity
24
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Why do we need STI destigmatization? How do we destigmatize?

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Because even in our ex-positive society, STIs are taboo and associated with “improper” sexual behaviour. We must change the culture around STIs by changing the vocabulary (stop using clean & dirty) and by talking about STIs and safe sex practices aka GET TESTED

25
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How to deal with an STI?

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Disclose. Get tested. Prevent.

26
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What is sexual orientation?

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An individual’s tendency to be attracted to the same and/or different gender(s)

27
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What is romantic orientation?

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An individual’s preference towards certain genders of romantic partners they choose.

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What are some of the fears associated with coming out?

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  • Family tensions (and fights, etc.)
  • Societal attitudes
  • Personal identity struggles
  • Violence
  • Discrimination at work
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What is asexuality?

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Perceiving no interest to engage sexually with others.

30
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What is Two-Spirited?

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It is an indigenous person identifying with masculine & feminine gender roles in the traditional culture, and that may also identify as trans.

31
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What is gender identity?

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The internal experience of femaleness and/or maleness and/or neither.

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What is transgenderness?

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Being transgender is having a gender that does not align with the sex assigned at birth.

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What is cisgenderness?

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Being cisgender is having a gender that does
align with the sex assigned at birth.

34
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Does the language around gender identity evolve?

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yes, vocabulary around pronouns has already evolved and will keep evolving.

35
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What is consent?

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Agreeing or giving permission.
To be valid consent must be mutual, voluntary, informed, and retractable.

36
Q

Which STIs can be asymptomatic?

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  • Genital Herpes
  • HPV
  • Chlamydia
  • HIV
  • Hepatitis C
  • Syphilis
37
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Which STIs are treatable with meds?

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  • Gonorrhea
  • Crabs
  • Chlamydia
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Syphilis
  • Scabies
38
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Which STIs are preventable with vaccination?

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  • HPV
  • Hepatitis B
39
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What is the Statistic on STIs?

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On average, 70% will get an STI within their lifetime.

40
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How do you practice safer sex?

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  • Abstinence
  • disinfect toys if you share them
  • avoid having sex under the influence
  • GET TESTED
  • WEAR A CONDOM
  • Limit your number of sexual partners
41
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What is the recommended frequency to get tested?

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every 6-12 months