Exam 1: Parenting Flashcards
With the Newborn infant what are some social and emotional concerns?
interactions with caregiver, stranger anxiety, & separation anxiety.
With the Newborn/infant what are some important things in promoting growth and development? Potential concerns?
play, early learning, safety, nutrition, sleep/rest, healthy teeth and gums; colic, spitting up, thumb sucking/pacifier.
What are some important factors in toddlers dealing with social and emotional development?
separation, very egocentric(“mine, me do”), parallel play
What are some potential concerns with toddlers?
toilet training, negativism, tempers, thumb sucking, sibling rivalry, regression.
True or False: Preschoolers begin to interact with each other not just along side, but may show stranger anxiety.
true
What is important in preschoolers to promote growth and development?
language development
What are some potential concerns with school age children?
tv and video games, school phobia, latchkey children, stealing, lying, cheating, bullying, tobacco and alcohol education.
When is the peak of parental conflicts? age?
middle adolescence 14-17
True or False during early adolescence (11-13) children have lack of impulse control.
true
What stages are parents most concerned about their children?
baby, toddler, and adolescence
What is binge eating?
eating large amounts of food when not hungry, usually seen in adolescence female.
What is it called when you eat in response to stress?
emotional eating
What do maladaptive eating patterns lead to?
obesity
What is it called when you awaken from REM sleep with a scary dream?
nightmares
what are some risk factors of nightmares?
fear of sleeping alone, family upsets, change of school/routine, emotional disturbances, scary costumes, movies, etc.
How do you manage nightmares?
accept fear, comfort child, discuss nightmare in daylight, use night lights, monster spray.
What are night terrors?
partial awakening from non-REM sleep, usually 20-90 after fall asleep, peak 3-5 years
What are some autonomic signs of night terrors?
rapid pulse, increased RR, sweating, glassy look, cry, yell for 5-20 mins.
What are some management for night terrors?
do not awaken, protect child, keep diary
True or False The more the parents are stressed the more stressed the children will be.
true
What are some signs of a stressed child?
stomachache, HA, poor school performance.