Exam 1: Parenting

Question 1

With the Newborn infant what are some social and emotional concerns?

Answer 1

interactions with caregiver, stranger anxiety, & separation anxiety.

Question 2

With the Newborn/infant what are some important things in promoting growth and development? Potential concerns?

Answer 2

play, early learning, safety, nutrition, sleep/rest, healthy teeth and gums; colic, spitting up, thumb sucking/pacifier.

Question 3

What are some important factors in toddlers dealing with social and emotional development?

Answer 3

separation, very egocentric(“mine, me do”), parallel play

Question 4

What are some potential concerns with toddlers?

Answer 4

toilet training, negativism, tempers, thumb sucking, sibling rivalry, regression.

Question 5

True or False: Preschoolers begin to interact with each other not just along side, but may show stranger anxiety.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

What is important in preschoolers to promote growth and development?

Answer 6

language development

Question 7

What are some potential concerns with school age children?

Answer 7

tv and video games, school phobia, latchkey children, stealing, lying, cheating, bullying, tobacco and alcohol education.

Question 8

When is the peak of parental conflicts? age?

Answer 8

middle adolescence 14-17

Question 9

True or False during early adolescence (11-13) children have lack of impulse control.

Answer 9

true

Question 10

What stages are parents most concerned about their children?

Answer 10

baby, toddler, and adolescence

Question 11

What is binge eating?

Answer 11

eating large amounts of food when not hungry, usually seen in adolescence female.

Question 12

What is it called when you eat in response to stress?

Answer 12

emotional eating

Question 13

What do maladaptive eating patterns lead to?

Answer 13

obesity

Question 14

What is it called when you awaken from REM sleep with a scary dream?

Answer 14

nightmares

Question 15

what are some risk factors of nightmares?

Answer 15

fear of sleeping alone, family upsets, change of school/routine, emotional disturbances, scary costumes, movies, etc.

Question 16

How do you manage nightmares?

Answer 16

accept fear, comfort child, discuss nightmare in daylight, use night lights, monster spray.

Question 17

What are night terrors?

Answer 17

partial awakening from non-REM sleep, usually 20-90 after fall asleep, peak 3-5 years

Question 18

What are some autonomic signs of night terrors?

Answer 18

rapid pulse, increased RR, sweating, glassy look, cry, yell for 5-20 mins.

Question 19

What are some management for night terrors?

Answer 19

do not awaken, protect child, keep diary

Question 20

True or False The more the parents are stressed the more stressed the children will be.

Answer 20

true

Question 21

What are some signs of a stressed child?

Answer 21

stomachache, HA, poor school performance.

Question 22

What are some ways parents can respond to stressors?

Answer 22

home rules/expectations, goal setting with charts, play & work together, share visits with relatives, positive experiences of love, concern, & pride, communication skills, conflict resolution/anger management.

Question 23

True or False childhood fears are more common in girls and if parents are fearful/anxious.

Answer 23

true

Question 24

Name some common childhood fears for the age groups:

1-2, 2-3, 2-6, 3-5, 9, 10-12, 12

Answer 24

1-2: falling, separation, toilets, animals
2-3: loud noises
2-6: darkness
3-5: monsters/ghost
9: new situations
10-12: war
12: burglars

Question 25

True or False it is important parents don't overreact or dismiss childhood fears, try to come up with a solution.

Answer 25

true

Question 26

What are some things stranger anxiety is influenced by?

Answer 26

temperament, presence of illness or fatigue, the way the stranger approaches.

Question 27

When does stranger anxiety begin to appear?

Answer 27

3-9 months

Question 28

When is the second peak of stranger anxiety?

Answer 28

18-20 months

Question 29

True or False a good way to deal with stranger anxiety is to sneak away from your kid when you leave them.

Answer 29

false

Question 30

What are some ways to deal with school phobia?

Answer 30

support parents, notify school.

Question 31

What are temper tantrums influenced by?

Answer 31

fatigue, overcrowding, stress, parental depression

Question 32

True or False Temper tantrums are related to gender or social class and can be a genetic predisposition.

Answer 32

false

Question 33

True or False during temper tantrums you should try to ignore it.

Answer 33

true

Question 34

When you discipline your child it is important that you focus on what?

Answer 34

the behavior, not the child

Question 35

What is the timeout rule?

Answer 35

1 minute for age of child.

Question 36

What are some parent risk factors for abuse?

Answer 36

poverty, childhood hx, social isolation, young parent, unrealistic developmental expectations, poor impulse control, substance abuse, mental illness, stress

Question 37

What are some child risk factors of abuse?

Answer 37

prematurity, developmental delays, congenital abnormalities, behavior problems, childhood stress

Question 38

When does sibling rivalry peak?

Answer 38

1-3 yrs, usually same sex that are close in age

Question 39

True or False in order to help sibling rivalry children should share the same bedrooms.

Answer 39

false

Question 40

During sibling rivalry when should a parent intervene if the children are fighting?

Answer 40

only if it gets too loud and physical

Question 41

When is toilet training usually completed?

Answer 41

by age 4, but 40% still aren't at age 4 and 30% still aren't at age 5.

Question 42

What are physical skills that your child is ready for toilet training?

Answer 42

voluntary sphincter control, stays dry for 2 hrs, wakes up dry from nap, able to sit, walk, squat, assists in dressing self.

Question 43

What are two interpersonal skills child must have to toilet train?

Answer 43

desire to please and be dry, curious about use of toilet.

Question 44

What are 3 cognitive skills for toilet readiness?

Answer 44

understands meaning of words for potty, follows directions, communicates needs.

Question 45

What are the parental skills needed for potty training?

Answer 45

desires to assist child w training, recognizes cues of child, no factors that may interfere.

Question 46

What is the visit schedule for infants?

Answer 46

14 days, 30 days, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 24 months

Question 47

How often should a toddler go to doctor after 2 yrs?

Answer 47

every year

Question 48

How often should you brush child's teeth before 12 months?

Answer 48

twice a day

Question 49

When should you try to prevent a toddler from thumb sucking or pacifier? age?

Answer 49

4-6 yrs

Question 50

When does thumb sucking / pacifier usually peak?

Answer 50

18- 20 months

Question 51

Describe the traditional role of a grandparent?

Answer 51

supportive, assisting, part time child care or limited, advising.

Question 52

Describe a grandparent that has an evolving role?

Answer 52

child care provider full time, primary custodial parent for the grandchild.

Question 53

If the grandparent is a financial provider, disciplinarian, or has an evolving role what kind of issues can arise?

Answer 53

legal & custody issues, housing issues, severed relationships, changing generational values & trends, physical health issues related to stress, social isolation & inadequate support, dealing with grandchildren exposed to trauma, loss, abuse or neglect.