Chapter 2 - Influences on Child Health Promotion

Consanguineous Relationships

Blood related

Affinal Relationships

From marriage

Duvall’s Developmental Stages of the Family

**arrival of first child marks the transition from stage 1 → 2

Traditional Nuclear Family

Married couple with biologic children

Nuclear Family

Two parents + children (bio/step/adopt/foster)

**not necessarily married

Binuclear Family

Type of coparenting?

Polygny

Multiple wives

Polyandry

Multiple husbands

Sororal

Wives are sisters

Nonsororal

Wives are unrelated

Small families emphasize…

Individual development of the child

Adolescents from larger families rely more on…

Adult authority

Children in large families

• adapt to change

• have reduced contact with parent

  • sibling disapproval is more meaningful than parent disappr.

Authoritarian Parenting

• Imposing rules that cannot be questioned

  • creates docile/antisocial children

Permissive Parenting

little to no control over children

Authoritative Parenting

• combined practiced

• focuses on the issue, not punishment

  • high self-esteem, assertive, content children

Why do children need limits?

For their security and safety

What do children learn about being persistent?

Their behavior will be permitted eventually

Toddlers and preschool children have a limited ability to…

Distinguish between their POV and others

Ignoring misbehavior will…

Eventually extinguish/minimize the act

Response Burst

Increased in misbehavior after being ignored to test the parent

What are the preferred consequences?

Natural or logical

Why aren’t time-out usually effective?

It avoids the problem

Why should parents let their child they were adopted?

Because it is part of their identity

When should a child be told they were adopted?

Young enough so once they are older, there isn’t a time where they didn’t know they were adopted

**preferably before they start school

Why should parents not fear crying in front of their child?

It lets the child know that it is okay to cry

Foster homes are designed to..

Provide short term care

High quality early childhood education is great for…

Setting children up for success in early grades

Culture in school is partly produced by…

Adults/parents

Advertisers frequently target

Children < 5yrs of age

Sesame Street can have good outcomes but…

Not all programs/apps were created by educators

AA babies had a higher death rate despite…

Controlling levels of edu. bc even college educated AA women still had a higher infant mortality rate (med.racism)

Infants/toddlers are more likely to…

Live in poverty