Canady 1 Taylor Canady Mrs. Freeman 7th Period 28 April 2015 Healthier School Lunches School lunches around the world need to be healthier for our body’s health. The things the world needs to work on is that kids are not eating the fruits, vegetables, and grains they need to eat in a day. The people in this world need to help the kids break their habit of eating junk food all the time. The world need to start by taking away some of the junk food in schools and exchange it with fruits and vegetables. School lunch ladies need to give the kids the nutrients they need so they do not gain weight.
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!
Dentists generally recommend brushing 3–4 minutes, but 2 minutes will do the trick. Also what the child should eat to keep their teeth healthy and that eating a lot of sweets can give you bad teeth and showing them pictures of children with bad teeth so they can see the effects. Moreover psychologist aims to improve lifelong outcomes for children, young people and families by applying psychology to educational contexts. psychologists work mostly through schools, with each school and nursery school having a link educational psychologist. Educational Psychology Service can be requested to be involved in supporting a pre-school child through a request from a parent, a health professional, nursery.
This positive attitude could encourage the children to want to do physical activities. Some other key factors that influence the health of children today are:- Living in poverty Second-Hand Smoke. The Mother's knowledge about good nutrition, hygiene and health. How much household Income is available for the child's needs and a stable family environment. Neglect Parental mental health, drug or alcohol issues E2: Describe how immunisation programmes aim to prevent disease in
Parents are the ultimate authority when it comes down to what their children eat. Of course they can’t all always see what their children eat, but if they teach them healthy eating habits they’re less likely to go for the wrong food choice. (junk food) “encourage these kinds of simple polices in the home, they might make some progress against the purveyors of fat food and cholesterol.” (Wientraub paragraph 6) Parents tell their children what to eat from birth they might as well teach them healthy eating habits. Exercise should be an essential part of life. Parents should teach their children good exercise habits as well.
All they do is just try to change the food that is served, but they don’t seem to worry about physical education getting funds cut. Is your Child Overweight? Just as kids are being told to exercise more to improve health, they are finding fewer opportunities to do so on a regular school day. Physical Education should be mandatory K-12. Why?
There are ways to prevent childhood obesity. The parents could schedule their children for a yearly well-child visit. By taking the child to the doctors he or she can determine their height and weight and their body fat percentage. During the following year they can determine whether the child has grown too much and start them on a nutrition regiment to protect the child from gain even more excessive weight for their height to prevent obesity. The parents need to set a good example by eating healthy and exercising.
Dr. Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD (2005), professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University agrees: You can raise a child to enjoy healthy eating and to be selective about food choices. Habits developed in childhood will hopefully last throughout their lives. With the right guidance and nutrition education, children learn to prefer healthy foods such as carrots and raisins or cereal as snacks, for example. Children who develop healthy eating habits early in life are less likely to have weight problems in the future. Here are some ways to help children develop good eating practices.
A second class of eaters lies at the opposite extreme from the casual consumer. These students, the "health nuts", have paid attention to what their mothers have tried to convince their children to eat since childhood. In the long run, these students will be better off than the casual consumers. In their later years, the healthful consumers will have fewer myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) and their arteries will be much less likely to be clogged. Bagels, fruits, and salad (with little or no oily dressing) are the foods of choice among this
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. When children aren’t taught how to eat nutritiously, exercise safe and effectively, and succeed academically, they aren’t given a fair shot from the start and that will continue as they grow into adulthood. Children who are obese usually inherit that trait or the behaviors that lead to obesity from their parents/caregivers. They eat unhealthy food and don’t exercise simply because their parents don’t; it can be a vicious cycle that will continue until it’s broken. Parents, unfortunately, don’t