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Supporting Children's Health and Wellbeing
First Edition
- Jackie Musgrave - University of Worcester, UK
July 2017 | 216 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
In recent years, "safeguarding" measures to ensure the health and well-being of all children has become an increasing focus.
Supporting Children's Health and Wellbeing helps early years students and practitioners working with children and young people gain an understanding of the key issues relating to children’s health in particular, examining the possible ways in which health can impact upon young children’s early childhood education and care.
Full of practical advice for the everyday realities of the early years classroom, topics discussed include:
Supporting Children's Health and Wellbeing helps early years students and practitioners working with children and young people gain an understanding of the key issues relating to children’s health in particular, examining the possible ways in which health can impact upon young children’s early childhood education and care.
Full of practical advice for the everyday realities of the early years classroom, topics discussed include:
- Historical perspectives and contemporary issues related to child health
- Current policy and legislation
- How to support the child and the family
- Nutrition in childhood
- Infectious diseases, infestations and the acutely ill child
- Children with chronic and complex medical conditions
- Coping with the death of a child
1. Children’s health is every professional’s responsibility
2. Historical perspectives and contemporary issues related to child health
3. Current government policy and legislation
4. The importance of early intervention and collaborative integrated working
5. Supporting the child and the family
6. Social and emotional wellbeing and mental health
7. Nutrition in childhood
8. Infectious diseases, infestations and the acutely ill child
9. Children with chronic conditions
10. Children with complex medical needs
11. Coping with the death of a child
12. Applying theory to practice
This is an invaluable and insightful book outlining specific support for children's health and well-being. This enable students working with children to understand the key issues of children's health and well-being. The book covers a variety of topics which are very relevant in today's society and links well to both Early Years and Health and Social Care studies. The Policies and Legislation are all current and up to date. Each section has plenty of case study examples and reflection topics to aid class discussion and support learning/assessment.
Health, Salisbury College
March 5, 2018
Excellent book covering a range of health and wellbeing topics. Very accessible for students.
School of Education & Social Work, Dundee University
May 7, 2018
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