Healthy children, healthy lives
Subtitle: the wellness guide for early childhood programs
By: Sharon Bergen, Rachel Robertson
Contributors: Robertson, Rachel
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781605540818
Subjects: Health promotion; Early childhood education; Mental health promotion; Parent and child; Health education; Curricula
Description: "Healthy Children, Healthy Lives helps improve the wellness of children, families, and early childhood professionals in early childhood programs. This series of checklists covers six components of wellness-nutrition and healthy eating habits; physical activity and fitness; emotional health and resilience; healthy care practices; safety and risk management; and leadership, management, and administration. Each research-based checklist provides built-in guidance for improvement, complements any high-quality curriculum, and aims to contribute to children's ability to thrive and experience joy in life and learning. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Nutrition and healthy eating habits. Foods and meals; title: Healthy eating habits for infants; title: Healthy eating habits for children; title: Program approach to nutrition; title: Nutrition education and resources for families; title: pt. 2. Physical activity and fitness. Developing physical activity and fitness habits in children; title: Program approach to physical activity; title: Physical activity and fitness education and resources for families; title: pt. 3. Emotional health and resilience. Sociability; title: Emotional intelligence; title: Positive behavior guidance; title: Approaches to learning; title: Family support and involvement; title: pt. 4. Physical health. Health promotion; title: Addressing illness and special health needs of children; title: Environment; title: Environmental health; title: pt. 5. Safety and risk management. Safety; title: Emergency preparedness; title: Injury prevention; title: Security; title: pt. 6. Leadership. communicating with families about health, safety, and fitness; title: Leading program staff members; title: Facility and financial management; title: Appendixes : A. Action plan reproducible template ; B. Active start: a statement of physical activity guidelines for children from birth to age 5 ; C. Diaper changing procedure ; D. Handwashing procedure ; E. Immunization schedule ; F. Moderate and vigorous activities for young children ; G. MyPlate ; H. NAEYC accreditation standards teacher-child ratios within group sizes ; I. Nutritional plan for infants reproducible template ; J. Proper handling and storage of human milk ; K. Routine schedule for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting.