Question

Please answer the following questions thoroughly

1. Name one temperament scale used for assessment of relationship problems between infants and parents and how this is used in practice?

2. What guidance would you give to adolescents on sex and sexuality ?

3. What guidelines would you discuss with parents whose 5 year-old child is experiencing enuresis?

4. What is the current recommendation for use of fluoride in children?

Answer 1

1. Neonatal Behaviour Assessment Scale is used to assess the relationship problem between infants and parents .

2. Defining what is sex and sexuality is the basic thing which has to be taught to the adolescents because they are at the verge of age in which sexual desires starts itay start by affection then turn to sex . So it's the duty of the teachers and parents to have a conversation with their adolescents on sex and sexuality to avoid complications associated with it .

3). Guidelines for nocturnal enuresis

-urine alarm

-training: education, urine alarm, cleanliness training, retention control, overlearning

-medication: desmorpressin- reduced night time urination

Guidelines for daytime enuresis

1. recognize and respond to full bladder signs

2. increase control over urine flow

3. increase functional bladder capacity

4) The current recommendation of fluoride for children :

Age Fluoride lon Level Present in Drinking Water <0.3 ppm 0.3-0.6 ppm >0.6 ppm 6 months None None None 0.25 mg/day 6 months-3 years None None 3-6 years 0.25mg/day 0.50 mg/day None 0.50mg/day 6-16 years 1 mg/day None