Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child

by Lynn R. Marotz

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, Eleventh Edition, covers contemporary health, safety, nutrition and environmental issues that influence and support the development and well-being of infants and young children. This comprehensive, engaging, full-color resource guides you in implementing effective, developmentally appropriate classroom practices. Concepts are backed by the latest empirical research and linked to the new NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards, and the author emphasizes the importance of respecting and partnering with families to help children establish healthy lifestyle practices and achieve their full learning potential. Information is presented in a way that facilitates comprehension, application and retention, and features to promote learning are included throughout the text. Highlights include chapter objectives, review questions, Stop and Check questions to assess your understanding of key concepts, Connecting to Everyday Practice and Case Study features to apply chapter content to real-world challenges and Partnering with Families resources you can download and share with families. Ideal for current or aspiring early childhood educators and professionals, the text features up-to-date research and information on key topics including children�s mental health, emergency and disaster preparedness, healthy dietary and physical activity practices, food safety, childhood obesity, bullying and fostering resilient behaviors, chronic and acute health conditions, environmental quality and safety and children with special medical needs. Numerous checklists, tables, figures, activities and lesson plans serve as practical resources you can use in your daily interactions with children and families.

492 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.