Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that happens when a child’s weight is well above normal standards for his or her age and height and it has become an ever-increasing problem in the last three decades. Between 1976-1980 and 2007-2008‚ pre-school aged children 2-5 years increased in obesity from 5 to 10.4%. Among 6-11 year olds‚ that rate increased from 6.5 to 19.6% and from 5 to 18.1% among adolescents aged 12-19. (Ogden & Carroll‚ 2010‚ para. 3). Childhood obesity is particularly
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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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Middle Childhood and Adolescence Development Paper Angela M. Beal Psychology 375 December 8‚ 2014 Professor Amy Loder Middle Childhood and Adolescence Development Paper When it comes to adolescent adulthood we think of still a time of innocence and change. However in all actuality there is something’s that in this stage that the young adult deals with on a daily basis. Many peer pressures take place including substance and alcohol abuse‚ dating sexuality and family behavior. When it comes to substance
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Benefits of Early Childhood Education The writer of Proverbs 22:6 wrote: “Train a child in the way he should go‚ and when he is old he will not turn from it”. Early Education has benefits that can follow well into adult hood. Early childhood education is the organized practice of educating those who are in early childhood. According to the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children)‚ early childhood spans the human life from birth to age eight (Early Childhood Education‚ para
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Assessment in Early Childhood Introduction This essay follows on from a practical task completed by administering a few developmental tests to a child (age 4). The task was by no means a formal assessment in any way but rather a way for me to gain some first-hand experience and an idea as to what assessment of a young child entails as well as how to go about administering the tests. This essay will contain a discussion pertaining to psychological assessment in early childhood. What it is
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In fact‚ a child’s attachment style has long-term impacts on how a child will one day interact with friends and even their romantic partners one day (Berger‚ 2014). In light of the significance of a child’s attachment style‚ it would seem wise to intentionally protect and nurture healthy styles of attachment. Research shows more children have healthy attachment styles than unhealthy ones‚ but attachment styles are never set in stone (Berger‚ 2014). Attachment styles are fluid and have the potential
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the third leading cause of hospitalization in children under age 15 and accounted for 10.5 million missed school days (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]‚ 2014 & CDC‚ 2014). In 2009 the estimated direct and indirect national cost of childhood asthma was upwards of $20 billion annually (National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Morbidity & Mortality: 2009). The statistics within an inner-city population‚ specifically in New York City (NYC) are even grimmer. Lifetime
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UNIT 2 THE FOUR (4) MAJOR PARENTING STYLES According to psychologist Diana Baumrind there are four parenting styles; Authoritarian‚ Authoritative‚ Permissive and Uninvolved parenting. Baumrind studied how these parenting styles impacted a child’s development. • Authoritarian Parenting – this type of parent is demanding but not responsive‚ children are expected to follow the strict rules and parents fail to explain their reasons behind their rules and might just reply by saying‚ “Because I said
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person’s life are the most important. The first five years of a person is the “foundation years” as fundamental attitudes are formed and the pattern for future growth and development is determined. The period between the birth and the age of five has a crucial influence on the future development of the child. Every human being is born in a society. A child’s first society is its mother. A family is its first social experience. The child learns its attitude towards life from its
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What is early childhood education? American Academy of Paediatrics defines 1-5 years of age‚ other defines as birth to 8 years. Children’s bodies and brains grow rapidly during this period of life. Many skills and milestones such as language‚ physical and social developments are expected to reach at this stage. Importance of early childhood development In the first few year‚ more than 100 billion neurons are formed‚ they are just like milky way. This process is called neuron proliferation
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