Children in a Culturally Diverse Society - Co-sleeping Flashcards
refers to the primary care provider whether natural, adoptive, relational (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins), or those who are unrelated but who function as primary providers of care and/or parent surrogates for varying periods of time.
Parent
There are important factors that influence the population of children:
Racial and ethnic
o poverty
o Health status
o Growth and development
o Infant attachment
o Crying
In Canada, most immigrants reside in one of the major metropolitan areas:
Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal
According to the 2016 Census, _____ immigrants (588,305) were the third largest foreign-born group in Canada.
Filipino
has a cumulative effect on children’s health throughout their lives, and illness in adulthood is generally the result of early health-related occurrences that accumulated over time.
Poverty
When poverty affects the health lifestyle of a child during first 2 years of life this will result to damage in the _______ and __________ system.
neurological and musculoskeletal system
Research links poverty to numerous risks and disadvantages for children, including
increased abuse, neglect, and lower reading scores, overall less success in the classroom, failure, delinquency, malnutrition, and violence.
True or False
Financial status is influenced by many factors, including access to health services.
False
Health status is influenced by many factors, including access to health services.
Indicators of child health status include birth weight, infant mortality, and immunization rates.
Children health status
Barriers to quality health care services for children
- Poverty
- Geography
- Lack of cultural competence of health care providers
- Racism and other form of prejudices.
True or False
Throughout life, culture exerts an all-pervasive influence on the developing infant, child, and adolescent.
True
True or False
Researchers who have worked in other cultures have become convinced that human functioning can be separated from the cultural and more immediate context in which children develop (Chen & Eisenberg, 2012).
False
Researchers who have worked in other cultures have become convinced that human functioning cannot be separated from the cultural and more immediate context in which children develop (Chen & Eisenberg, 2012).
In general, African American and White children are _______, followed by Native Americans; Asian children are the _____.
tallest
shortest
White North American youth age 12 to 18 years are ______ pounds heavier and _ inches taller than Filipino youths the same age.
22 to 33 lbs
6 inches
Growth and development differences might due to
diet, climate, and social milieu (Overfield, 1995).
mothers have less intervention as child plays to encourage exploration and independence.
German and Anglo- American
_________ mothers displays close relationship with children.
Japanese, Puerto Rican and Dominican
Cultural variation that could affect infant attachment and good parenting:
Parental socialization
- Values
- Beliefs
- Goals
- Behaviours
- Moving from rural to urban
- Lifestyle
focuses on relationships and bonds (particularly long-term) between people, including those between a parent and child and between romantic partners. It is a psychological explanation for the emotional bonds and relationships between people.
Attachment theory
From birth to 3 months, infants do not show any particular attachment to a specific caregiver. The infant’s signals, such as crying and fussing, naturally attract the attention of the caregiver and the baby’s positive responses encourage the caregiver to remain close.
Pre-Attachment Stage
