Health Promotion 2 Flashcards
Preschoolers: Sexual education
- Teach correct terminology
- Be honest
Most critical period for speech development
2-4yrs
Stuttering is ok, they just need to slow down
Preschoolers: Need to know
911
Learn phone number and address
School agers 6-12: School experience
Parents need to be involved in what’s going on at school
- Teachers and parents have big impact
- Transmission of values of the society
School agers 6-12: Improve school performance
- Read to kids
- Set aside place in home for doing HW
- Show interest in school activities
- Ensure good sleep and food
- Meet w/childs teachers
- Be able to help solve problems
School agers: Latchkey Kids
Self care before and after school
Increased risk for injury, stress, and bad behavior
Need GUIDLINES
-Don’t use stove, who to call, can friends come over, complete HW, appropriate snacks
Community service: karate centers
School agers: Erikson
Kids are moving from parents being center to peers
- reject parents values and start to adopt others
- Need tolerant understanding of testing boundaries
- Need firm secure anchor of parental interest and concern
School agers: Dishonest Behavior
Lying
Cheating
Stealing
(looking out for their own interest)
School agers: Sexuality
Beginning to mix awkwardly with opposite sex
Sense of sexuality develops during this period
- Appearance and dress
- Answer questions honestly
- Teach parents ways to promote development of positive sexuality (use correct terminology)
School agers: Socially
Peer relationships are important and need for belonging to group is vital
Allow friends to come over
Provide transportation for child and friends
Mediate risk factors
School agers: Peer pressure
Role play about what to do
“hey I’ve got some drugs”
School agers 6-12: Bullying
Is related to an imbalance of power
-Give kids tools to deal with it and what signs are
School agers: Physical activity
Continue to refine skills
-hand-eye, muscle strength, agility, speed
Best done through teams and sports
Benefits
- Socialization
- Better self-esteem
- Weight control
- Increased physical activity
How much physical activity for School agers:
60 minutes of vigorous physical activity daily (30mins should be done at school)
Start sports early
School agers: Oral Health
Loose first tooth by 5-6
Jaw line elongates and teeth move in
Brushing, flossing 2xd
2x a year dental visits