Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child

by Lynn R. Marotz, Jeanettia M. Rush, Marie Z. Cross

This best-selling text on children's health, safety, and nutrition emphasizes the critical relationship among these three areas in an easy-to-read, thought-provoking format. Throughout the text, practical suggestions and underlying principles for creating high-quality environments that maximize children's well-being and development are stressed. The author puts particular importance on the role teachers and parents play in helping children establish a healthy lifestyle. Case studies, review activities, and suggestions for additional reading offer students the greatest opportunity for reinforcing their learning. Specific information on diseases and common childhood afflictions, as well as on special interest topics like managing adult anger and building resiliency in children, makes this text not only a learning tool and but also a tremendous resource for future use. Upon completing their study of this material, students will be well-equipped to help children and families live well.

558 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.