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Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education - 4th Edition

Name: Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education - 4th Edition
Author: Robertson, Cathie
ISBN: 9781428352933

by Robertson, Cathie

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Overview

SAFETY, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH IN EARLY EDUCATION, Fifth Edition, prepares readers for a career in early childhood education through a combination of basic information and theory, practical applications, and resources. Emphasizing the realities of working with children from diverse backgrounds, the book covers four major subject areas: safety, nutrition, health, and wellness. This extensively updated and revised fifth edition—now written to NAEYC, DAP, and AAP/APHA standards guidelines—includes more material on wellness, the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, groundbreaking research on fast food from Yale University, new information on "green" cleaning and the Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings, and information on bed bugs. New Reality Check boxes take a closer look at current topics, such as developing brain research, rating elementary school lunches, school gardens, and pandemic outbreaks. Suggestions throughout the text offer practical guidance for working with children with disabilities and special needs.

Synopsis

SAFETY, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH IN EARLY EDUCATION, Fourth Edition, prepares students for a career in early childhood education through a combination of basic information and theory, practical applications, resources, and coverage of cultural competence. Emphasizing the realities of working with children, the book covers the four major subject areas safety, nutrition, health, and special topics and includes vignettes, checklists, and case studies. This thoroughly updated fourth edition includes new Early Childhood Rating Scales (ECER-S), expanded information on younger elementary school age children, and simplified coverage of CPR and is designed throughout to help students build their understanding of cultural competence in working with children and families from diverse backgrounds. Coverage of special-interest topics such as bullying, disaster planning for human-generated disasters, how America eats, the impact of war and terrorism on children, autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, and being at risk for preventable diseases helps students see the real-world application of what they are learning.
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About the Author, Robertson, Cathie

Cathie Robertson, who holds BS and MS degrees from San Diego State University, teaches courses in Child Development and Family Studies at Grossmont College near San Diego, California. She has taught child development, family studies, and food and nutrition courses, specializing in childhood nutrition, for many years. Robertson is the former president of the International Nanny Association, serves on several committees for issues that involve early childhood education, and has made numerous national, state, and local professional presentations. She has been the recipient of a number of grants, including one for a curriculum and resource guide for working with prenatally substance-exposed children and their families. In addition to teaching online, she currently volunteers in an elementary school and collaborates with several school districts on school garden and nutrition projects. Robertson is married, the mother of three adult children plus one elementary school-age child, and grandmother to ten.