Healthy Young ChildrenSixth Edition

Alicia L Haupt editor Brittany Massare editor Jennifer Nizer editor Manjula Paul editor Louis A Valenti editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:National Association for the Education of Young Children

Published:7th Mar '24

Should be back in stock very soon

Healthy Young ChildrenSixth Edition cover

This book will be promoted via various NAEYC marketing efforts, including

  •  Social media pages promotions (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest with a reach of over 200K followers) 
  •  Promotional emails 
  •  Advertisements in Young Children, Teaching Young Children, and Exchange magazines 
  •  NAEYC’s seasonal resource catalogs 
  •  Advertising and selling the publication at various early childhood conferences and trade shows (NAEYC’s Annual Conferences, NAEYC’s Professional Learning Institutes, Zero to Three, etc.).

Now more than ever, the health and safety of children requires the collaboration of educators, program administrators, healthcare professionals, communities, and families. Understanding children’s health; creating, implementing, and following sound health and safety policies and procedures; and learning to treat and respond to health concerns and emergencies are critical to the success of every early learning program. 

Developed by pediatric physicians, healthcare providers, and early childhood educators, the fully revised sixth edition of Healthy Young Children focuses on how education and healthcare professionals can work with children and families to promote physical and mental health and provide safe and healthy environments. 

 

Highlights of the new edition include discussions on 

  • The need for increased safety measures and training  
  • The latest nutrition and physical and mental health standards and guidelines 
  • The importance of creating and updating health and safety policies and procedures 
  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, families, healthcare professionals, early childhood educators, and early learning programs  

    Plus, new features provide 

  • Recommendations for making family connections 
  • Tips for health and safety actions that can be implemented quickly 
  • A test bank of over 150 questions for instructors  
  • A full and extensive list of references (available online)  

    This text references national standards and guidelines from organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics (Caring for Our Children), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

           

     

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  • This edition of Healthy Young Children offers early childhood educators useful, timely information to support children’s health and safety. We have all learned from the pandemic how important effective health practices and policies are in our daily operations and how critical children’s health is to their development.  This book is organized to support teachers’ learning and ground their work in high-quality practices. It also helps educators think about strategies for engaging with families and their health practitioners on this critical topic.  

      —Deborah Flis, Division Director of ECE and Quality Improvement, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood   

      

     This is a comprehensive book for those who want to understand, teach, and model nutrition, health, safety, and wellness with young children and their families. It is a relevant and useful resource that prepares higher education students and guides educators to promote health and well-being following the pandemic. The scenarios as well as the Immediate Impact and Family Connections features throughout the book provide authentic applications to practice.  

      —Anne Karabon, Wendell and Marlys Thompson Director of the School of Education, Counseling, and Human Development, and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, South Dakota State University 

      

      The sixth edition of Healthy Young Children is an extremely valuable resource for early learning professionals. Clear, concise, and comprehensive guidance is provided on all facets of how to best care for children’s health and well-being. NAEYC is a leader in protecting children from environmental hazards within early learning environments in an ever-changing climate. 

      —Hester Paul, National Director for Eco-Health Child Care®, Children’s Environmental Health Network 

    ISBN: 9781952331213

    Dimensions: unknown

    Weight: unknown

    256 pages