Include an Explanation of How Routines and Activities Can Promote and Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

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D1 A mealtime routine promotes a healthy lifestyle as it effects the child’s development. This effects the child’s social development, as, in this routine, the carer or the practitioners should eat with the child and talk to him/her. This would increase the social development of the child as the child would be talking to the adults and, if the child is eating with their family, possibly talking to other children. As well as this, if the child is talking about the food they are eating to the adults and the adults are telling the child about the food, the child’s intellectual development will be enhanced as children will gain knowledge about food. Also, if a child is eating with an adult and the adult is eating the same food, the child will look up to the adult as a role model as they are eating the same foods. In this routine, children should be constantly praised so that eating as a family or in the setting becomes fun. If a child finishes his/her vegetables, they should be praised. This will increase the child’s confidence as well as self-esteem. A child should also be encouraged to cut up his own food even if this is under the supervision of an adult. This promotes the motor skills of the child. As well as meal times, children exercising promote a healthy lifestyle. When a child is exercising, they are more likely to be focused in a lesson as they have disposed of some of the energy in the body. As well as this, if a child exercises, he is enhancing his physical development due to the moving around as well as learning new skills and movements. A child’s communication skills can be increased as well as their physical development as they may decide to play a game which involves exercising and communicating with each

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