Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child

by Lynn R. Marotz

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 book 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, and activities that no early childhood student or professional should be without.

576 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1989

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of useful resources and theory. However, it is designed for American teachers and also weighs heavily on political correctness. Nevertheless, I recommend this to any Kindergarten teacher.

[Amber]

1 copy available

[Natalie Mo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in class, the 11th edition. This book is very insightful and well laid out. Some chapters are structured to be rule/regulation oriented(America). Many topics are covered in a thorough yet simple manner with the child's health & development in mind. Nice book, good introduction to these topics!

[Shawn Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is amazing and very interesting

[Aliee Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

For my HSN class

[Natalie Pheifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good quick book on health and wellness in the early childhood setting. Short, sweet, and to the point.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it was for a class. Informative. Well presented. Nice use of graphics. The pages of the version I have are thin and seem fragile.

[J Jewell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of valuable information not just in applicability towards children but for overall health practices and specifically nutrition as a whole.

[arjuna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Highly detailed; general information works internationally but much of the procedural/policy/rationale material is much more relevant to the US than the Australian system; not suitable as a sole textbook over here, in my view, if only because the duty of care themes expressed are consistently linked to legal liability rather than teacher responsibility as a main motivator. Not as optimally concerned with high-quality-care for the sake of high-quality care as one would hope in a textbook of this type.

If assigned this for a course, for God's sake even it out with up-to-date local materials which take account of the Australian educational framework (historical and current).

That said: a mine of generally useful stats, facts, figures and concepts. Probably worth keeping.

[Kaitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great tool for anyone working in the childcare field or parents of young children. Lot's of info about nutrition and communicable diseases. Learn some of the regulations for a healthy childcare center, or how a center should be run for the safety of your child.

[Jennah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was required to purchase this book for the course "Health and Nutrition". I used it for my discussions, quizzes, midterm, projects and observations. It is an excellent book that I might just keep instead of return it.

[Dawn Mitchell]

i think this is a grae book to read if you are a child development student. great book ,great info.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of helpful info. I wish it wasn't so expensive so I could have bought it and kept it as a reference.

[Amanda Carlson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains really useful information on how to encourage healthy lifestyles for young children. It's a great resource for teachers.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for my Health Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child class. Useful information that hopefully I will be able to retain later after my schooling is done.