Health,
Safety and Nutrition for The Young Child 8th Edition written by
Lynn R Marotz, covers the contemporary health, safety, and nutrition
needs of infant through school-age children in one comprehensive volume, with
extensive coverage of topics critical to the early identification of children’s
health conditions and the promotion of children’s well-being. Health,
Safety and Nutrition for The Young Child 8th Edition was
published last 2011 (First edition was released 1989) and has a total number of
576 pages. This book has a lot of good information on how to encourage healthy
lifestyles for young children and would really help especially if you’re a
parent, teacher or anyone that has to do something with children. With a special section on child abuse and
maltreatment, Health,
Safety and Nutrition for The Young Child focuses on their safety, with its clear and simple language, is easy to
understand. For reference, this book by Marotz also includes important
guidelines and easy-to-access checklists.
Here are the topics discussed in the book:
UNIT 1. HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION. AN INTRODUCTION. 1.
Interrelationship of Health, Safety, and Nutrition.
UNIT 2. HEALTH OF THE YOUNG CHILD. MAXIMIZING THE CHILD'S POTENTIAL. 2.
Health Appraisals. 3. Health Assessment Tools. 4. Medical Conditions Affecting
Children's Health. 5. The Infectious Process and Effective Control. 6.
Communicable and Acute Illness. Identification and Management.
UNIT 3. SAFETY FOR THE YOUNG CHILD. 7. Creating Quality Environments.
8. Safety Management. 9. Management of Acute Illness and Injuries. 10. Child
Abuse and Neglect. 11. Planning for Children's Health and Safety Education.
UNIT 4. BASIC CONCEPTS OF FOODS AND NUTRIENTS. 12. Nutritional
Guidelines. 13. Nutrients that Provide Energy (Carbohydrates, Fats, and
Proteins. 14. Nutrients that Promote Growth of Body Tissues (Proteins,
Minerals, and Water). 15. Nutrients that Regulate Body Functions (Vitamins,
Minerals, Proteins, and Water).
UNIT 5. NUTRITION AND THE YOUNG CHILD. 16. Infant Feeding. 17. Feeding
the Toddler and Preschool Child. 18. Planning and Serving Nutritious and
Economical Meals. 19. Food Safety. 20. Nutrition Education Concepts and
Activities.
About the Author
Lynn R. Marotz (Ph.D., M.Ed., B.S.N.) served as the
health and safety coordinator and associate director of the Edna A. Hill Child
Development Center (University of Kansas) for 35 years. She has worked closely
with students in the Early Childhood teacher education program and taught
undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science,
including issues in parenting, health/safety/nutrition for the young child,
administration, and foundations of early childhood education. She provides
frequent in-service training in first aid, safety, child abuse, and
identification of children's health problems for early childhood students and
community educators. In addition to authoring invited chapters in many
publications and law books, she is the co-author of DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILES:
PRE-BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE, MOTIVATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION, and BY THE AGES (all from Cengage Learning). Her research activities
focus on childhood obesity and children's health, safety, and nutrition. She
has presented extensively at international, national, and state conferences and
held appointments on national, state, and local committees and initiatives that
advocate on the behalf of children and families.
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