SELF-CARE PRACTICES IN CHILDHOOD: A STRATEGY FOR PERSONAL WELL-BEING

Abstract

The childhood stage is an essential part in the human life, this being a priority health issue in the presence of preventable diseases and unhealthy habits that impact the infant development. The present study had as an objective, analyze the self-care practices from elementary students inside a educational institute from Victoria, city. Tamaulipas, Mexico. The research approach is quantitative, A structured instrument consisting of 30 items, validated by experts, to a child population whose ages range from 7 to 12 years old, the sampling was not probabilistic based by convenience. The data was organized in five dimensions: physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual. They were analyzed using percentages and excel graphs. The obtained data shows a favorable correlation with food consumption according to The Healthy Eating Plate (El Plato del Bien Comer), the practice of physical activity, family life, also the practices of that put a risk to health, related to the consumption of junk food and sugary drinks, the excessive use of electronic devices and the little or scarce performance of activities self-health oriented. It is concluded that child self-care practices are part of a multidimentional process that gets stronger through integral strategies that includes family, school and health systems services