Module 32: Challenges during Early Childhood Flashcards

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Sleep Problems in Early Childhood

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Sleep problems are occasional and usually outgrown

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What are sleep problems a result of?

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Many of sleep problems issues are the result of ineffective parenting

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Persistent Sleep Problems

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Persistent sleep problems may indicate emotional, physiological, or neurological condition that needs to be examines

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Night Terrors

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Night terrors generally peach at about 1 1⁄2 years and are common between 2 1⁄2 and 4 years of age

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5
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Nightmares

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Nightmares are common during early childhood

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What is the most likely reason for a child to do sleepwalking, sleeptalking, and night terrors?

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Sleepwalking, sleeptalking, and night terrors are common when children are sleep deprived, have fever or on medications, or when conditions are noisy

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Enuresis

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repeated involuntary urination at night by
children old enough to have bladder control

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Motor Coordination

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Motor coordination in childhood tends to be relatively stable over time

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Handedness

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the preference of using one hand over the other

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How many children under age 5 were obese in 2016?

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41 million children under age 5 were obese in 2016

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Stunted Children

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normal weight but shorter than they should for their age and may have cognitive and physical deficiencies, visible in developing countries

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Food Allergies

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Food Allergies are more prevalent in children than in adults and most of them outgrow their allergies

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What is the most commonly reported cause of accidental death for children over the age of 4?

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Car accidents are the most commonly reported cause of accidental death for children over the age of 4

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What happens if children are exposed to tobacco smoke?

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Children exposed to tobacco smoke are more likely to develop wheezing symptoms and asthma, and have a higher risk for high-blood pressure

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What are other common causes of death in early childhood?

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Other common causes of death in early childhood: cancer, congenital abnormalities, and chromosomal disorders, assault, heart disease, respiratory disease and septicemia

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What contextual factors are linked to the development of the brain in early childhood?

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Contextual factors such as poverty and parenting quality are linked to the development of the brain

17
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Types of Child Maltreatment

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  1. Physical Abuse
  2. Child Neglect
  3. Sexual Abuse
  4. Emotional Abuse
18
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Physical Abuse

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infliction of physical injury

19
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Child Neglect

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failure to provide child’s basic needs

20
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Emotional Abuse

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acts or omissions by parents or other caregivers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, or emotional problems