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CHAPTER 1
1. List six national health initiatives concerning children.
2. What are two factors influencing children’s health?
3. Give two factors affecting children’s safety.
4. What are the two major nutrition concerns for children?
5. Name three implications for teachers in regard to health, safety, and nutrition.
CHAPTER 2
1. Define the terms growth and development.
2. Why do educators promote good health in children?
3. List four special areas of consideration in children’s health and safety.
4. Preschoolers can manage most of their own personal care, but they may still need some adult assistance. Give three ways adults can help preschoolers manage their own care.
5. What are two areas of changes in socialization that are dramatic frm infancy to early school years?
6. Children’s mental health requires special adult attention and consideration to promote healthy development and prevent emotional problems. Give at least four of them.
CHAPTER 3
1. Why is good health essential for effective learning?
2. Give four ways teachers promote children’s health.
3. What are some uses of information gathered in daily health checks?
4. Why should parents’ always be involved in children’s health care and health education?
CHAPTER 4
1. Give four important uses of the health assessment of young children used by teachers.
2. There are some flaws in results of screening procedures. What are at least two of these?.
3. List four assessment methods.
4. What are some common disorders that can occur with poor nutrition?
5. What are some effective methods of making referrals concerning children’s health?
1. What are at least four chronic conditions encountered in group care settings?
2. Discuss allergies and young children. Include: symptoms and management strategies.
3. Why should a teacher be concerned when a child exhibits characteristics of ADD/ADHD?
4. What causes diabetes in children and how is it managed?
5. List some of the causes of asthma especially in children.
6. What is fetal alcohol syndrome? Cause, symptoms?
7. What are some environmental sources that can cause lead poisoning?
CHAPTER 6
1. Frequent incidences of communicable illness are common in child care settings for a number of reasons. Give at least five of these reasons.
2. How are communicable illnesses passed from one person to another?
3. What is required for an illness to be communicable?
4. What can teachers implement to effectively control and manage communicable illnesses in a group setting?
CHAPTER 7
1. What is the most controversial and emotionally-laden communicable illness of recent years?
2. List five common communicable illnesses.
3. The book gives sixteen common acute illnesses among children. What are they?
4. How can teachers control the spread of illnesses?