What are the facts? Child obesity is a growing problem in Australia‚ with an estimated 2/3 of children considered overweight‚ 1/3 of which are considered obese. Coincidently‚ Australia not only has the most overweight children‚ it also has the highest proportion of junk food advertising on commercial television (Chapman et. al‚ 2006; Morton‚ 1990; Morton et. al.‚ 2005). In the period between 1985 and 1997 the number of overweight children doubled‚ and the number of obese young Australian’s
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relevant to early childhood education in Aotearoa/New Zealand and discuss why they are important for children‚ parents‚ and/or society. 1. Partnership with parents and families/whanau 2. Responsive adult: child relationships and interactions 3. Biculturalism This essay will discuss the importance of partnership with parents/whanau‚ providing responsive relationships and interactions with children and biculturalism on society. Research shows that children who attend an early childhood centre providing
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Patty Smith Hill has played an important part in the history of early childhood education. She started off in a nursery school‚ later became a kindergarten teacher. Growing as a teacher she became the principal and superintendent at her school. Her methods of teaching got her invited to Clark University to study child psychology. John Dewey also asked her to come study at the University of Chicago. For 12 years she was a director of the Louisville Kindergarten Training School‚ she was also taking
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Early Childhood Development Early Child Development (ECD) generally refers to the period from conception to eight years‚ during which acquisition of culturally relevant skills and behaviours allows children to function and adapt effectively according to the environment in which they live and grow. ECD is a crucial phase of growth and development as experiences during that period can influence outcomes across the entire course of a life. Research has clearly demonstrated that quality ECD programmes
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Childhood Obesity: Genre Analysis of an Online Article and a Poster In the last years‚ in an alarming way‚ obesity in children has been increasing in the whole World. It has been noticed that obesity affects children psychologically and physically which is why a change is needed to overcome this situation. Many people are aware of this crisis‚ but do nothing to control it. This leads people to think and wonder about several things such as‚ “Who is in charge when it comes to childhood obesity?” and
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Photographic Essay Child Development and Theories Introduction For this activity‚ I chose Jesus Lares from Tacoma‚ Washington. Jesus is 8 years old‚ in the 3rd grade‚ of Hispanic decent‚ and is an only child. Jesus enjoys a variety of afterschool activities such as baseball and karate and he also enjoys spending time with his friends. In home play consists of playing with toy guns and building space ships with Lego’s. The primary language at home is English
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negatively impacting their mental and physical health. My childhood experiences negatively influenced my creativity‚ my decision making ability‚ and my fears‚ yet it showed no detriment to my physical health. In concurrence with Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory‚ my childhood illustrates that direct and indirect influences of different environmental systems impacted my interactions with the natural world‚ and then consequently my childhood development. As Louv (2008) suggested‚ my guardians and society
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King 2 Childhood Obesity: What is Making the Next Generation Fat? By: Brigette King What is making the next generation fat? Just a decade or so ago the debate of childhood obesity was not even a matter to be discussed. Our grandparents never even questioned the weight of their children. Their children‚ our parents‚ ate healthy foods at the family dining table and played outside all day long‚ but the subject of childhood obesity has gained quite a bit of interest since those days. With the ever
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A story from the childhood that is reenacting my life today Years ago when I was a small kid‚ there was a point in time when I thought I was going to die or was going to live in a way other than other normal people. I accidentally cut my finger with a scissors by mistake while I was at my father’s work place for a visit. As a little child‚ I was very frightened by the look of blood and thought I was going to lose my finger or hand back then. My father used to be a banker working in one of the
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Teaching with Historic Places The Teaching with Historic Places program created by the National Park Services and National Register is a wonderful resource for educators to use in there classrooms. I think it is very important to use these types of lessons before‚ during‚ and after a field trip to a historic site. These lessons not only provide knowledge of the site but a general education on preservation. Field trips are great ways to get students up close and personal with history. When
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