Class 9 - Middle Childhood 2: Bullying

Question 1

We need vaccinations for middle childhood in order to promote optimal health and wellness. Which vaccinations are required?

Answer 1

• Hep B and HPV

Question 2

Are unintentional injuries common?

Answer 2

yes, for 5-9 years old

Question 3

Why is it important for middle childhood children to have healthy bodies and weights? (3)

Answer 3

• sedentary lifestyles
• Obesity in children can cause long-term, chronic effects
• obesity results from environmental and genetic factors

Question 4

What do sleep habits look like right now, and what should it look like instead? (4)

Answer 4

• Poor sleep is common childhood problem
• Kids need about 9-12 hours of sleeo in 24 hours
• Multiple factors impact sleep at this age
• sleepy kids = how will they be able to learn?

Question 5

Why is sleep important for childhood health? (2)

Answer 5

• sets kids up for long-term chronic diseases (CV disease, diabetes, etc)
• environmental factors like screen time, over-scheduling extracurriculars, stess, etc.

Question 6

What is bullying?

Answer 6

• Willful, repeated aggressive behaviour with negative intent, used by a child to maintain power over another child

Question 7

What can bullying result in?

Answer 7

• physical, psychological, social, or educational harm or distress being inflicted on the target youth

Question 8

What can bullying look like? (3)

Answer 8

• In kids 4-11, it can be physical, verbal, and social
• Can be verbal, indirect, sexual harassment, body size or cyberbullying
• sibling bullying

Question 9

At every age, boys show more physical aggression and more assertiveness than girls. What are the 2 types of aggression?

Answer 9

• Relational aggression
• Retaliatory aggression

Question 10

What is relational aggression? (2)

Answer 10

• aggression aimed at damaging another person’s self-esteem or peer relationships
• girls are more likely to use this

Question 11

What is retaliatory aggression? (2)

Answer 11

• Aggression to get back at someone who has hurt you
• Increases among boys and girls ages 6-12

Question 12

Witnessing bullying can have negative consequences. What are some interventions and preventions to stop bullying? (6)

Answer 12

1. Social support is a crucial buffer against continuing victimization
2. Early interventions and prevention methods may be the best first course of action to take
3. Anti-bullying campaigns
4. Parents should set examples for kids
5. Listen if someone is saying they are being bullied
6. Education

Question 13

What should nurses know about bullying, when it comes to caring for children? (3)

Answer 13

• Kids with chronic illnesses are at an increased risk of being bullied due to physical vulnerabilities, social skill challenges, and intolerant environments
• cannot keep up in gym or recess, may look physically different, miss classes
• as per assessments, keep this on the parents’ radar and be supportive to parents and children