Safety, nutrition & health in early education /
Cathie Robertson.
- 3rd edition
- Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2007.
- xix, 668 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Contents
SECTION I Introduction CHAPTER 1 A Holistic Approach to Safety, Nutrition and Health in Quality Early Childhood Education Environments 1.1 Holistic Approach 1.2 The Environment 1.3 Health Promotion, Protection, and Disease Prevention 1.4 Risk and Risk Management of Children's Well-Being Reality Check: Children and the Impact of War and Terrorism 1.5 Providing High Quality Early Childhood Education in Safety, Nutrition, and Health 1.6 Building Curriculum for Quality Early Childhood Education Reality Check: Early Childhood Education Environments in America: The Reality Chapter Summary To Go Beyond
SECTION II Safety in Early Childhood Education CHAPTER 2 Creating Safe Environments for Early Childhood Education 2.1 Safety Policies 2.2 Structuring Safe Environments Reality Check: Child Custody and the Impact on Early Childhood Education Environments 2.3 Injury Prevention Management 2.4 Constructing a Safety Plan for Early Childhood Education Environments 2.5 Implications for Teachers Reality Check: Bullying in the Early Childhood Education Environment Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 3 Indoor Safety 3.1 Indoor Safety Policies 3.2 Indoor Safety Guidelines Reality Check: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 3.3 Indoor Equipment Safety 3.4 Toy Safety 3.5 Interpersonal Safety Reality Check: Kids and Guns 3.6 Poison Control 3.7 Fire and Burn Prevention 3.8 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 4 Outdoor Safety 4.1 Safety Policies for the Outdoor Early Childhood Education Environment 4.2 Examining Early Childhood Education Environments for Outdoor Hazards Reality Check: Sun Safety Reality Check: Neighborhood Violence 4.3 Playground Equipment Safety 4.4 Traffic and Transportation Safety 4.5 Water Safety 4.6 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 5 Emergency Response Procedures for Early Childhood Education Environments 5.1 Safety Policies for Emergency Response 5.2 Identifying an Emergency 5.3 Basic Emergency Response Procedures 5.4 Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid 5.5 Emergency Planning for Children with Special Needs 5.6 Disaster Preparedness Reality Check: Creating an Emergency Natural Disaster Plan for Your Early Childhood Education Environment 5.7 Implications for Teachers Reality Check: For Human-Generated Disasters Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies
SECTION III Nutrition in Early Childhood Education CHAPTER 6 Basic Nutrition in Early Childhood Education Environments 6.1 Nutrition Policies 6.2 Understanding Nutritional Guidelines 6.3 Basic Macronutrients Reality Check: How is America Eating: Do We Fulfill Our Nutritional Needs? 6.4 Basic Micronutrients 6.5 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies
CHAPTER 7 Protecting Good Nutrition in Early Childhood Education 7.1 Specific Nutritional Policies 7.2 Hunger and Malnutrition 7.3 Obesity 7.4 Physical Activity and Exercise Reality Check: Television and Its Effects on Children's Diet and Exercise 7.5 Food Allergies Reality Check: Peanut Allergy 7.6 Other Childhood Nutritional Challenges 7.7 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 8 Providing Good Nutrition in Early Childhood Education Environments 8.1 Specific Nutritional Policies 8.2 Early Feeding and the Infant in Care 8.3 Feeding the Autonomous Toddler 8.4 Food and the Preschooler 8.5 School-Age Nutrition Reality Check: Children of the Fast Food Generation 8.6 Nutrition and the Child with Special Needs 8.7 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 9 Menu Planning and Food Safety in Early Childhood Education Environments 9.1 Nutritional Policies 9.2 Guidelines for Food Programs 9.3 Menu Planning for Early Childhood Education Environments 9.4 Food Safety in Early Childhood Education Environments Reality Check: E. coli and Children 9.5 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies
SECTION IV Health in Early Childhood Education Environments CHAPTER 10 Promoting Good Health for Quality Early Childhood Education Environments 10.1 Health Policies 10.2 Children's Health Records 10.3 Staff Health 10.4 Providing a Mentally Healthy Environment Reality Check: Children with Stress 10.5 Implications for Teachers Reality Check: Secondhand Smoke Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 11 Tools for Promoting Good Health in Children 11.1 Health Policies 11.2 Recording Health Status of Children 11.3 Assessing a Child¿s Health Status Reality Check: Effects of Lead Poisoning on Children Reality Check: Poverty and Childhood 11.4 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 12 Prevention of Illness in Early Childhood Education Environments through Infection Control 12.1 Health Policies for Infection Control 12.2 Mechanisms of Infectious Disease Spread Reality Check: The Issue of Head Lice in Early Childhood Education 12.3 Immunizations for Disease Prevention Reality Check: At Risk for Preventable Diseases 12.4 Universal Sanitary Practices for the Early Childhood Education Environment 12.5 Environmental Quality Control for Disease Prevention 12.6 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 13 Supportive Health Care in Early Childhood Education Environments 13.1 Health Policies 13.2 Identification of Infectious Diseases Reality Check: Otitis Media in the Early Childhood Education Environment 13.3 Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care 13.4 Managing Care for Mildly Ill Children Reality Check: Special Care for Mildly Ill Children 13.5 Managing Chronic Illness of Children in Early Childhood Environments 13.6 Optimizing Health in Early Childhood Education Environments 13.7 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies
SECTION V Current Issues in Early Childhood Education Safety, Nutrition, and Health CHAPTER 14 Child Maltreatment 14.1 Policies for Child Maltreatment 14.2 Preventive Measures for Child Maltreatment Reality Check: Shaken Baby Syndrome 14.3 Protective Measures for Child Maltreatment Reality Check: Domestic Violence and Its Effect on Children's Lives 14.4 Working with Children from Substance-Abusing Families Reality Check: Helping Vulnerable Children to Become Resilient 14.5 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies
CHAPTER 15 Children with Disabilities or Other Special Needs 15.1 Policies for Children with Disabilities and Other Special Needs 15.2 Inclusion of Children with Disabilities and Other Special Needs into Early Childhood Education Environments 15.3 The Team Approach Reality Check: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) 15.4 Supporting the Child with Disabilities or Other Special Needs Reality Check : Autism 15.5 Supporting Families Who Have a Child with Disabilities or Other Special Needs Reality Check: Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) 15.6 Implications for Teachers Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies CHAPTER 16 Creating Linkages 16.1 Policies for Creating Linkages 16.2 Toward Better Communication Skills 16.3 Cultural Competency 16.4 Accessing Community Resources Reality Check: Bananas Few People Can Make a Difference 16.5 Developing Effective Advocacy 16.6 Creating a Caring Community for Families Chapter Summary To Go Beyond Case Studies Appendix A Sources of Materials Related to Safety, Nutrition, and Health
Includes bibliographical references (p. 635-636) and index.
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