Module 33: Challenges during Middle and Late Childhood Flashcards
What is the most common chronic untreated condition in middle and late childhood?
Tooth decay remains one of the most common chronic untreated conditions
What is important that young children should have access to?
Access to proper dental care is important for young children
What are the recommended calories per day?
Recommended calories per day for schoolchildren 9 to 13 years of range from 1,400 to 2,600 depending on gender and activity level
How much sleep do children in middle and late childhood need?
average of 10 hrs a day
Factors that affect Children’s Sleep
+ Exposure to media screens
+ Physical inactivity
+ Secondhand smoke
+ Poor housing
+ Vandalism
+ Lack of parks and playgrounds
Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Persistent snoring, at least 3x a week, may indicate a child has sleep-disordered breathing, which is linked to behavioral and learning difficulties
Body Image
Body Image (how one believes one looks) becomes important early in middle childhood, especially for girls, which could lead to eating disorders during adolescence (may be influenced by playing unrealistic dolls such as Barbie)
Causes of Obesity in Middle/Late Childhood
+ Overweight parents or other relatives
+ Poor nutrition
+ Eating fast food
+ Sugar
+ Inactivity
Acute Medical Conditions
occasional, short-term conditions, such as infections and warts
Chronic Medical Conditions
physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions that persists 3 months or more such as asthma and diabetes
Asthma
chronic, allergy-based respiratory disease characterized by sudden attacks of coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing
What are possible causes of asthma?
Caused by genetics, smoke exposure, low levels of vitamin D
Diabetes
+ one of the most common diseases in school-aged children
+ characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood as a result of defective insulin production, ineffective insulin action, or both
Hypertension
high blood pressure; children with
hypertension are more likely to have learning disabilities and may have problems with executive functioning
What is the leading cause of accidental death among school-age children in the US?
Accidental Injuries are the leading cause of accidental death among school-age US Children
Intellectual Disability
+ significantly subnormal cognitive functioning
Intervention Programs
intervention programs have helped many of those mildly or moderately disabled and those considered borderline to hold jobs, live in the community, and
function in society
Learning Disabilities
difficulty in learning that involves understanding or using spoken or written language, and the difficulty can appear in listening, thinking, reading, writing, and spelling
What are the different learning disabilities?
- Dyslexia
- Dysgraphia
- Dyscalculia
ADHD
most common mental disorder in childhood
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Asperger Syndrome
mild ASD
Autistic Disorder
severe developmental ASD that has onset during the first 3 yrs of life
Bullying
aggression that is deliberately, persistently directed against a particular target
What are the different parenting styles?
- Authoritarian
- Permissive/Indulgent
- Authoritative
- Neglectful or Uninvolved
Authoritarian
emphasizes control and unquestioning obedience, high control, low responsiveness
Permissive/Indulgent
make few demands, warm, noncontrolling, low control, high responsiveness
Authoritative
emphasizes child’s individuality but also stress limits, high control, high responsiveness
Neglectful or Uninvolved
parents neglect children; low control, low responsiveness
Altruism
motivation to help another person with no expectation of reward
Prosocial Behavior
voluntary, positive actions to help others
Instrumental Aggression
used aggression as a tool to gain access to a wanted object
Overt (Direct) Aggression
boys; tend to openly direct aggressive acts at a target
Relational Aggression
more subtle; indirect social aggression
Retaliatory Aggression
to get revenge
