Class 6 - Early Childhood Flashcards
What age does early childhood span?
2-6 years
Early intervention is important in young children. Screening tools do not provide a diagnosis. What is the role of the nurse for early childhood assessment? (2, 4)
- Gross screening example - denver- developmental screening test II
- Auditory visual, auditory receptive and expressive language
- Early language milestones scales (ELM-Scale-2)
- it is important that potential challenges are identified as early as possible (get data on how child is progressing)
What should numeracy and intelligence look like in early childhood? (2)
- development of numeracy abilities in preschoolers helps to facilitate the learning of more advanced mathematical concepts in school
- Early parental/caregiver influences are important
What influences a person’s intelligence? (3)
- Evidence for heredity
- evidence for family influences
- Evidence for preschool influences
What does attachment look like in early childhood?
- attachment is protective and sets a foundation for social competencies
- promotes effective functioning of emotion regulation and stress response
- basically have them trust that you will be there
Why does family structure matter in early childhood? (5, 10)
- how they are raised + environment develops emotional security and cognition (lecture)
- Two-parent homes
- just as supportive/detrimental - Single parent homes
- Just as nurturing, but result of divorce can change lifestyle - Skip-generation families (grandparents only)
- tend to struggle b/c of the reason they are there - Same-sex families
- no studies showing impact
What is most important is how they are there
Divorce is generally traumatic for children no matter how well you co-parent. What are the factors that children are affected by? (3, 6)
- Parental conflict (if one stable parent, kids might be okay)
- Poverty (2 parents become 1)
- Disruptions of daily routines
- back and forth between families
ie. when one gets engaged again
- “dont tell dad” - impacts emotional regulation
What can impact gender identity and sexuality at this age? (2)
- Gender identity not much affected from 2-3 and 4-5 years old
- Exposure and curiosity and affect sexual development
What are 3 ways to promote health and wellness in early childhood?
- Sleep
- transitioning from crib to bed, might get night terrors, etc - Illnesses
- Immunizations
How can we promote nutrition and eating in early childhood? (3)
- Healthy food habits
- turn off the TV and put electronics away (causes them to eat more or less)
- Food aversions develop quickly at this age (picky)
in lecture
- for connecting, communicating, eating
- let them help cook
- expose them often (if they say no, try again)
What should activity patterns look at this age? (3)
- 60 minutes of physical activity per day
- Limit sedentary behaviours
- Benefits of physical activity
How can we prevent accidents at this age? (2)
- 3/1000 children require hospitalization (preventable)
- Home safety and childproofing measures
Why is obesity detrimental in this age? (2)
- obesogenic environments
- Higher risk of developing physical and emotional health problems
maintaining health at this age sets the stone for health as adults
What is Jordan’s principle? (2)
- Promoting justice and equity for all children
- Equity of services, such as speech therapy, educational supports, med. equip., mental health services
regardless if living on or off reserve
Jordan was born with a lot of disabilities. The government did not where to put him +funding
What is Joyce’s principle? (3)
- Aim is to guarantee to all Indigenous people the right equitable access without discrimination, to all social and health services
- also the right to enjoy the best possible physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health
- Requires recognition and respect of all Indigenous people’s traditional and living knowledge in all aspects of health
Joyce did not receive medical care + she livestreamed it
