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Early Childhood Family/Staff
Let’s Get Healthy Handbook Guidelines
We Can Be Healthy and Safe Together!
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Introduction
Design Customization
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Part 1: What is Wellness for Young Children?
Write a brief introduction explaining the concept of wellness and its importance in promoting healthy development for young children. Support your thinking with at least one credible and relevant resource.
(1-2 paragraphs)
Part 2: How Can Our Program Promote Quality Nutrition?
In an opening paragraph, explain some of the benefits of appropriate nutrition for healthy brain development, preventing obesity, and advancing good health in young children. Refer to at least two current references. (1-2 paragraphs)
Using ChooseMyPlate.gov as a reference, suggest three practical and nutritional sample lunch menus that families of toddlers, preschoolers, or school-age children can pack for their children. Include one lunch suggestion for a child with specific dietary preferences or needs such as vegetarian or vegan.
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Part 3: Healthy Early Childhood Environments: Inside and Out!
Summarize current thinking on making sure the following are safe and healthy:
· Air Quality and Ventilation
· Furniture and Carpets
· Art Supplies
· Water Play
· Playdough/Clay
(1 paragraph each)
Describe your program policy for sun safety. Include special consideration for infants, information on sunscreen protection, protective eyewear, considerations for medication, and any other relevant factors.
(1-2 paragraphs)
Describe your program policy for playing outdoors in cold weather. Include what children need to wear and any temperature considerations that would affect children going outdoors.
(1-2 paragraphs)
Part 4: Let’s Be Prepared for Emergencies!
Considering the event of a natural disaster common in your area such as an earthquake or tornado, create an emergency action plan that includes:
· General advance preparations for this type of emergency (supplies, staff training, drills, etc.)
· Evacuation or shelter-in-place procedures that will be followed
· Communication considerations
· Types of support that will be provided to children during the event and/or afterwards
(5-7 paragraphs)
Part 5: Fostering Mental Health through Caring and Security
· Explain at least three insights that reflect current thinking regarding young children and divorce that may be helpful to parents in this situation. Support your thinking with at least one credible and relevant resource.
(1-2 paragraphs)
· Identify two possible behaviors for each age group (infant, toddler, preschooler, and school-age) that may indicate a child is experiencing stress outside of the early childhood environment possibly due to divorce or separation.
· Recommend two strategies to use with young children, including relevant age group(s) (infant, toddler, preschooler, and school-age) to promote a sense of emotional safety and security within the early childhood environment and/or at home.
Insights about young children and divorce to share with parents:
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Possible Infant Behaviors:
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Possible Toddler Behaviors:
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Possible Preschool Behaviors:
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Possible School-Age Behaviors:
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Strategy to promote emotional safety and security:
Age group(s):
Strategy to promote emotional safety and security:
Age group(s):
