"Working with children in today's world can be challenging. Children's lives have changed a great deal in the past few decades as divorce rates, the number of single-parent families, the immigrant population, and the number of parents in the work force needing care for their children are all on the rise. Families are much more diverse, and the issues some of them face are difficult and can affect their children's lives. Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education includes vital information for those who work with children from newborns to age eight and addresses the challenges they may encounter in today's diverse world." -- Preface (xvii).

This book provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the nutrition, health, and safety needs of young children from birth through 8 years of age. The book is designed to give future teachers practical, applied, easy-to-understand information that will prepare them to serve young children in the family child care, childcare center, preschool and early primary school setting. Students will find the case scenarios woven throughout the chapters engaging and an effective means to transfer the learning of concepts to real life settings. This transfer of learning is reinforced by web video clips available at the MyEducationlab website that bring what students read and learn to life.

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, 10th Edition, covers contemporary health, safety, and nutrition needs of infant through school-age children--and guides teachers in implementing effective classroom practices--in one comprehensive, full-color volume. Concepts are backed by the latest research findings and linked to NAEYC standards. The text emphasizes the importance of respecting and partnering with families to help children establish healthy lifestyles and achieve their learning potential. Early childhood educators, professionals, and families will find the latest research and information on many topics of significant concern, including food safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, childhood obesity, children's mental health, bullying, resilience, chronic and acute health conditions, environmental quality, and children with special medical needs. Also provided are easy-to-access checklists, guidelines, activities, and lesson plans that no early childhood student or professional should be without. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Provides an overview of nutrition, health, and safety that emphasizes their interrelationship and the influences of heredity and the environment on each. Part 1 discusses food patterns and how they form, basic facts about nutrients, and guidelines for healthful eating. Part 2 contains chapters on growth and development and nutrition influences on this process as well as chapters on the nutritional needs of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and children with special nutritional needs. Part 3 contains chapters on general health policies and procedures in the child care setting and on infectious diseases affecting children. Also discusses safety concerns, including providing safe environments for young children and teaching and practicing behaviors that promote children's safety. Part 4 provides general guidance on teaching children about nutrition, health and safety. Contains a chapter on curriculum with advice on lesson planning and a chapter on ways to involve parents in the nutrition, health and safety program.

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, International Edition, covers contemporary health, safety, and nutrition needs of infant through school-age children--and guides teachers in implementing effective classroom practices--in one comprehensive volume. Concepts are backed by the latest research findings and linked to the key professional standards of the field. The text emphasizes the importance of respecting and partnering with families to help children establish healthy lifestyles and achieve their learning potential. Early childhood educators, professionals, and families will find the latest research and information on many topics of significant concern, including childhood obesity, children’s mental health, bullying, resilience, chronic and acute health conditions, environmental quality, and children with special medical needs. Also provided are easy-to-access checklists, guidelines, and lesson plans that no early childhood student or professional should be without.

Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products. In this book, the committee recommended that greater scrutiny should be given to foods containing new compounds or unusual amounts of naturally occurring substances, regardless of the method used to create them. The book offers a framework to guide federal agencies in selecting the route of safety assessment. It identifies and recommends several pre- and post-market approaches to guide the assessment of unintended compositional changes that could result from genetically modified foods and research avenues to fill the knowledge gaps.

Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child, 7th edition addresses the contemporary health, safety and nutrition needs of infant through school-age children in one comprehensive volume. Extensive coverage of topics critical to the early identification of children's health conditions and the promotion of children's well-being reflects the latest research findings. Collaboration with families, sensitivity to individual differences and the critical importance of health, safety and nutrition education continue to be stressed. This time-proven book is written in a clear, concise and thought-provoking manner and is loaded with easy-to-access checklists, guidelines and lesson plans that no early childhood student or professional should be without! Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.