YP0006-03 SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKED AFTER OR LEAVING CARE. 1) Care matters 2006 Children in care must have a positive experience to achieve a good outcome. In order to do this certain standards need to be addressed and met. Such as: *Better support for those on the edge of the care system *Making sure there is a more consistent adult in each child’s life to fulfil the conutry’s responsibilities as corporate parent *Giving every child in care a stable, high quality placement *Getting every child in care a place in a good school and supporting them to continue in education post-16 *Securing support for all aspects of children’s lives outside school *Supporting children better to make the transition to adult life *Ensuring clear, strong accountability to make the whole system focus on the needs of these children. A Better Education for children in care 2003 The government’s long term policy objective is to ensure that every child in care is able to fulfil his or her potential.
Proper nutrition starts at home and parents need to learn how they can improve the quality of their children’s nutrition and instill the good habits that will ensure they have the greatest chance for a healthy, successful future. We all want our children to grow up happy and healthy, but we also have busy life-styles and find it all too easy to hit the drive-through before soccer practice or toast a pop-tart to eat on the way to school. We know our kids have access to school lunch, but we can’t always rely on that to be as healthy as we’d like it to be, and we really can’t guarantee that they will eat it. There are so many ads for junk food and fast food and sugary, chemical laden sodas out there, it can be hard to keep kids eating healthy. Children’s bodies are still growing and their brains are still developing, so it is critical that we make sure they are getting the nutrition that they need and develop healthy habits now.
There are also many policies that influence dietary intake. They are: - Children act 2004- the children act basically says that the aim is to keep children healthy, safe, to achieve and enjoy, make a positive contribution, and to achieve an economic well-being. This would influence dietary intake as it states that children need to be healthy and in order to be healthy children need to eat the right foods. - Every child matters- every child matters is the same scheme as the children act. It can influence dietary intake as it aims to give children a healthy lifestyle.
Problem/Issue Statement Over the past 30 years childhood obesity rate has tripled in the United States. Today nearly one out of every three children is obese or overweight. Many of these children will grow up to be obese adults that will suffer from high blood pressure, cancer, asthma, and other health related
It is vital that parents and educators get involved and work together in helping students to become more physically active and on the right path to becoming and staying healthy. “Schools need to reinstate mandatory physical education programs and understand the inseparable link between good academics and good health. Kids who are fit tend to do better in school” (Seidner, 2011). Children deserve every opportunity to succeed in life and that success begins in elementary school. Parents are the main link to children and their health with educators following; as the main sources of our children’s health and well-being, any and all necessary actions should be taken to help children realize their true potential at home, in school and in life.
Play Hard" campaigns, and petitions like, change.org, forcechange.com and thelunchtray.com, these were all steps in the process of getting our kids the nutrition and health changes they needed. Now, that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act has been implemented our schools now follow the following guidelines to ensure we are promoting a healthily eating and physical environment for our children. 1) We use a coordinated approach to develop, implement, and evaluate healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices. 2) Establish school environments that support healthy eating and physical activity. 3) We now provide a quality school meal program and ensure that students have only appealing, healthy food and drink choices offered outside of the school meal program, i.e.
Wellness among Children Sheronda Evans ECE 214 Nutrition and Health of Children and Families Jill Moody July 23, 2012 Wellness among Children This paper will be an informative paper explaining what I learned about my own wellness as well as the wellness of young children. Also, I will explain how nutrition, health and safety inter-relate my wellness and that of children. I will also explain how wellness can be taught to a preschool child. When I think of wellness I think about having good health; I think about having healthy lifestyles that which include; doctor visits, good eating habits, proper grooming, safe environments, and having a good mind state. We all may fall short of some of these, but it is ok!
Public Schools Requiring Students to Wear Uniform Danika Washington English Composition2 (AXE1433k) Kari Lamanno 09/16/2014 With many public schools requesting students to wear uniforms, I feel this is a good idea because they will help safe money; they will help them be identified, and with security purposes, uniforms will also help students focus on the more important things school has to offer. I personally believe that schools requesting students to wear uniforms are a start to improving the school systems. Although, I am not saying that uniforms will solve all problems but I feel they will allow the students to feel comfortable within their surroundings which will help them focus on the more important things at school. Saving money is always a great thing; purchasing uniforms are much easier and less expensive than going to a mall or department store looking for designer or the most popular clothing. Wearing uniforms to school will allow students the ability to focus on what is going on within the classroom instead being involved in small talk about what another person is wearing.
How many hours of physical activities do your children have on a daily basis? With childhood obesity on the rise, this is a growing concern. According to an article published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, “More than one-third children and teens are overweight or obese – and physical inactivity is a leading contributor to the epidemic.” The term Physical Education (P.E.) is defined as instruction in the development and care of the body ranging from simple exercises to a course of study providing training in hygiene, gymnastics, and the performance and management of athletic games (Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary). The requirements by the Department of Education for P.E.
There are numerous facts and findings on how school uniforms positively and completely enrich students’ school experience. School uniforms should be mandated in the United States from kindergarten to twelfth grade allowing our children to focus on their education and not their social environment. Uniforms are just one avenue we can take to attempt to improve our schools and raise student achievement. “According to the School Administrator publication, along with school reported statistics, the mandate of uniforms on campuses has reduced tardiness, skipped classes, suspensions, and discipline referrals” (Chen 1). All of these findings are extremely conductive of how mandating school uniforms would greatly improve our student’s ability to improve their school experience.