Healthy Foundations in Early Childhood Settings

by Deborah Kernested Barbara Pimento; Deborah Kernested RN (Author), Deborah Kernested

Development and learning are fostered and supported when children are healthy and able to participate fully in a child-centred, play-based curriculum. Health is integrated with children’s growth, development, and cultural realities, and Healthy Foundations reflects this belief. In collaboration with families, educators have an integral role in maintaining or improving children’s overall health status through a health promotion philosophy. Healthy Foundations focuses on the overall health needs of all children through discussions and examples of contemporary issues that affect all children, such as how too much screen use decreases physical activity and contributes to obesity. By presenting the latest guidelines set out by federal and provincial governments, and the Canadian Pediatric Society, Healthy Foundations reinforces the concept that educators have an integral role in maintaining or improving children’s overall health status through a health promotion philosophy.

656 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 2014

Reviews

[Alicia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some interesting points and facts but most of the time it tells us how to do simple things like "pick up a child", "comb hair", etc. A very basic book. Good for people without children of their own.