1 of 7

�Bogomolets National University�Department of Pediatrics No. 2

WORKING PROGRAM OF ELECTIVE DISCIPLINE

"BASIC CARE FOR A HEALTHY CHILD"

Kyiv – 2023

Head of department

correspondenting member of the National

Academy of Science of Ukraine,

Doctor of medicine, professor O.P. Volosovets

Responsible for methodological support of the 2^nd course

Associate professor of the department of Pediatrics № 2,

Candidate of Medical Sciences Saltanova S.D.

2 of 7

Description of the academic discipline

Name of indicators	Field of knowledge, specialty, educational and qualification level	Characteristics of the academic discipline
Name of indicators		full-time education
The number of credits is 3	Branch of knowledge 22 "Health care"	Discipline is selective
Modules - 1	Specialty: 222 "Medicine"	Course 2
There are no content modules		Semester 3-4
There is no individual research task		Lectures (hours): 10
the total number of credits/hours – 3/90	Education level: II (master's)	Practical classes (hours): 20
Weekly hours for full-time education: classrooms - 15 independent work - 30		Independent work (hours): 60
		Type of final control: Differential calculation

3 of 7

LECTURE TOPICS

No. i/o	Topic title	Number of hours
1	Age-related aspects of personal hygiene for children of different ages.	1
2	Breastfeeding is the key to a healthy child.	1
3	Complementary foods: practical recommendations.	1
4	Educational games with children as a method of strengthening the basic components of health.	1
5	Rational use of gadgets in children of different ages.	1
6	Age aspects of the main methods of hardening children.	1
7	Age-related aspects of childhood trauma.	1
8	Prevention of the most common infectious diseases of childhood.	1
9	Criteria for a child's readiness for school.	1
10	Physiological aspects of a child's maturation in adolescence.	1
DISCIPLINE TOTAL		10

4 of 7

TOPICS OF PRACTICAL LESSONS

No. i/o	Topic name	Number of hours
1	Bathing for children of all ages.	2
2	Successful breastfeeding - practical tips.	2
3	How to introduce complementary foods in a healthy and tasty way.	2
4	Educational games with children - age-dependent aspects.	2
5	Children and gadgets - benefits vs risks	2
6	Hardening of children.	2
7	Prevention of child injuries.	2
8	Vaccination is protection against infections.	2
9	Child's readiness for school.	2
10	Teenagers - peculiarities of mutual relations and communication.	2
Discipline total		20

5 of 7

PROGRAM OF ELECTIVE DISCIPLINE

Topic 1. Bathing of children of different ages. The use of water procedures as an integral part of the formation of child health. Rules for hygienic water procedures (washing, showering, hygienic bathing, rinsing) in children of different ages.

Topic 2. Successful breastfeeding - practical tips. Breastfeeding as a guarantee of child's health, positive psycho-emotional state of the mother and effective prevention of malignant tumors of the mammary glands, uterus and ovaries of a nursing woman. Breastfeeding rules.

Topic 3. How to introduce complementary foods in a healthy and tasty way. Complementary foods: introducing new tastes (foods) to the baby and enriching his/her diet. Timely introduction of complementary foods as a tool for the optimal development of all child's systems and organs.

Topic 4. Educational games with children - age-dependent aspects. Play as a source of joy, a means of learning and personality formation. Moving and educational games for children of different ages. Safety rules for children's games.

Topic 5. Children and gadgets - benefits vs. risks. The role of gadgets in expanding the possibility of gaining new knowledge, online education, stimulating the development of intelligence, logic, spatial orientation, etc. The negative impact of computers, tablets, smartphones, etc. on children's health. Rules for using gadgets by children of different ages. Prevention of Internet addiction.

6 of 7

PROGRAM OF ELECTIVE DISCIPLINE

Topic 6. Hardening of children. Hardening of the child as a means of improving the resistance of the child's body to environmental factors, improving health and preventing many diseases. Methods, types and principles of hardening of children of different ages.

Topic 7. Prevention of childhood injuries. Childhood injuries: types, causes, preventive measures. Basics of safe behavior of a child in natural disasters and emergencies.

Topic 8: Vaccination - protection against infections. Vaccination as a simple, safe and effective way to protect a child from diseases before he or she encounters their pathogen. Preparation and rules for preventive vaccinations in children.

Topic 9: Child's readiness for school. Criteria for a child's readiness for school: physiological, emotional, social, intellectual. Developmental exercises as a method of preparing a child for school.

Topic 10. Teenagers - peculiarities of relationships and communication. Boundaries of adolescence and its features. Factors that affect the health of the child. Relationships of adolescents with peers and adults.

7 of 7

STRUCTURE OF ELECTIVE DISCIPLINE

Topic name	Number of hours
	In all	Lectures	Practical training	IWS
	In all	Lectures	Practical training	Ind.	Preparation before class
Topic 1. Bathing of children of different ages.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 2. Successful breastfeeding - practical tips.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 3. How to correctly introduce supplementary food - useful and tasty.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 4. Developmental games with children - age-dependent aspects.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 5. Child and gadgets - benefits vs. risks.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 6. Hardening of children.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 7. Prevention of children's injuries.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 8. Vaccination - protection against infections.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 9. Child's readiness for school.	6	1	2	-	3
Topic 10. Teenagers - peculiarities of mutual relations and communication.	6	1	2	-	3
Development of practical skills	30				30
DISCIPLINE TOTAL	90	10	20	-	60