When I look at the topics listed in the assignment I think back to the time where I worked as an Assistant Center Director, in a private preschool. I had a child in my class and her family had major violence issues. Often times she would come to school half dressed in the wintertime. She often had bruises and marks all over her body. The mother would come in the center with glasses coverings her eyes and turtlenecks covering her body. The director often met with the mother to see if the family had issues at home that needed to be resolved. The mother would often say that she was okay and she did need any help with the issues at home. On one occasion the child came to school and we needed to contact the DFACS due the fact that the child had so many bruised and marks on her body, she could hardly sit or lay on the bed. We contacted DFACS and the office contacted the family immediately. After that day we never heard from the family or the child again. I was told later that the family moved out of state.
When I researched the information on other countries, I found a many articles and information about the ways that countries deal with family violence. I feel that every country has its own way of handling things however in Nigeria, conflict between families is handled very different. I learned that violence in this country is very common and often times not reported. The types of abuse that I read about varied from verbal abuse, sexual abuse, forced marriages and even incest and female genital cutting. These issues not only affect the family however, it effects the children in the these families. I feel that more effort should be put into helping families in need of change and assistance with families in need of help.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Healthy Helpful Hints to keep children physically fit.
I feel that good nutrition is a very important part of a child’s life. It is important for a child to Good nutrition aids with the growth and physical development of a child. It also helps to ensure that children have a healthy and productive life. According to Robertson adequate nutrition during childhood is necessary to maintain overall health and to provide for growth (Robertson, 2007).
Children of different ages require good nutrition and eating habits because each age group requires different nutrients to help the body develop properly and grow. Infants are required to drink enriched milk for meals. The milk that infants’ drink provides all the essential nutrients required for infant to develop into health babies. Feeding babies sugary, sweet juices and other liquids not given by pediatrician can be permanently damaging to a young babies life. Similarly, Roberts states that the growth and development of an infant is directly related to nutrition (Roberts, 2007). It is also important for older infants to be introduced to solid foods at the right time. This is important because introduction to solid foods to early can make the infant have food allergies or intolerances.
Toddlers need foods from each food group to ensure that the child is healthy. Some toddlers may challenge the adult by not eating certain foods. It is important to introduce the toddler to a variety of foods. Introducing these foods will make it easier to develop a variety of foods that the child will be familiarize with and likely to eat more of. Toddlers need to be introduced to finger foods slowly. Food jags are just one type of picky eating that toddlers may display (Tessmer, 2004).
During the preschool age children have become more verbal and aware of the types of foods that the child likes to eat. At this age good nutritional eating habits are important because food fuels the brain and give it the energy to function properly. Children may see different types of foods on television and they may want the foods just because they look fun on television. These foods may not be healthy for the children at all. Children at this age are easily influenced by television advertisings of foods that are poor nutritional choices (Hinden et al., 2004).
Adults should actively help children develop healthy eating habits because they can help educate children to understand the importance of healthy eating habits. Adults can help educate the children to understand the consequences of bad eating habits. This can give children the opportunity to learn about the proper ways to keep themselves healthy as children and even continue into adulthood. The ways that I believe that adults can help develop healthy eating habits in children are positive role modeling, educating and constant supervision.
Cooking can be a fun learning experience for children and adults. This can be an educational time as well as family time that is spent with adults and children. Invite children into the kitchen to prepare the food that they will be eating. This is a great strategy to get children into the habit of eating healthy foods that they helped prepare. Another strategy is to eat as a family with the children. This is a great strategy to get children to eat the same foods as the adults. If the adults model good healthy food habits this will hopefully rub off on the child.
In many counties around the world, children are still suffering from malnutrition. For example, in India it is known that it has the largest world-feeding program in the world hunger and malnutrition is still the greatest cause of death in this country. The program has many resources yet it fails to reach most of the children that are most in need of food.
I feel that it is my duty to inform the world about these challenges. As an educator living in the United States I will try to inform the parents that I work with about the importance of education and nutrition. I have also provided three easy fruit recipes that the adult and children can create together. Each of these recipes has fruit items from the food pyramid that helps children fully develop. Each recipe has a high nutritional value that is provided by the variety of fruits that are used. Each recipe is loaded with Vitamin C, calcium, folic acid/ vitamin B9 and fiber. These recipes create a healthy snack for the children and parents to create together.
1. FRUIT POPCICLES: Ice tray Pop cycle sticks One can of your child's favorite fruit Open the can of fruit and take the juice from the can of fruit and add it to the ice tray. Use a Popsicles stick or tooth pick and stick it in the juice and freeze.
2. BANANA SMOOTHIE
Make up your own variations using other fruits and juices.1 small frozen banana, cut into chunks1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt1/4 cup orange juicePut all ingredients into the blender and whirl until smooth. These arefairly thick. Add more liquid if you want them thinner. Makes 2 servings,each having 125 calories, 213 mg calcium, 10 mg vitamin C, 7 grams protein,and 160 mg sodium.See Simple Snacks for Kids for reference
3. Festive Fruit Salad Serves: 8
1 16-ounce can pineapple tidbits or chunks
1 pint strawberries
2 ripe peaches or nectarines
2 ripe kiwifruit
1 cup blueberries
1 cup raspberries
¼ cup orange juice
1. Open canned pineapple and drain juice; pour fruit into large mixing bowl.
2. Rinse and dry the peaches, kiwi and strawberries.
3. Cut green stems off strawberries, then cut each strawberry into slices.
4. Cut the peach in half; twist the pit until it comes out.
5. Cut peach halves into slices. Cut slices into smaller pieces, if desired.
6. Cut kiwi into coins, then cut each coin in half.
7. Add strawberries, peaches and kiwi to pineapple; stir to mix fruit.
8. Gently stir in blueberries and raspberries.
9. Pour orange juice over mixed fruit.
10. Refrigerate until ready to serve
References:
Hinden, T., Contento,I., & Gussow, J. (2004). A media literature nutrition education curriculum for Head Start parents about the effects of television advertising on their children’s food request.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104(2), 192-198.
Robertson, C. (2007). Safety, Nutrition, & Health in Early Education. Thomson Delamar Learning. New YorkTessmer, K. (2004)
Food jags. Discovery Channel. Retrieved October 9, 2010, from http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article
Children of different ages require good nutrition and eating habits because each age group requires different nutrients to help the body develop properly and grow. Infants are required to drink enriched milk for meals. The milk that infants’ drink provides all the essential nutrients required for infant to develop into health babies. Feeding babies sugary, sweet juices and other liquids not given by pediatrician can be permanently damaging to a young babies life. Similarly, Roberts states that the growth and development of an infant is directly related to nutrition (Roberts, 2007). It is also important for older infants to be introduced to solid foods at the right time. This is important because introduction to solid foods to early can make the infant have food allergies or intolerances.
Toddlers need foods from each food group to ensure that the child is healthy. Some toddlers may challenge the adult by not eating certain foods. It is important to introduce the toddler to a variety of foods. Introducing these foods will make it easier to develop a variety of foods that the child will be familiarize with and likely to eat more of. Toddlers need to be introduced to finger foods slowly. Food jags are just one type of picky eating that toddlers may display (Tessmer, 2004).
During the preschool age children have become more verbal and aware of the types of foods that the child likes to eat. At this age good nutritional eating habits are important because food fuels the brain and give it the energy to function properly. Children may see different types of foods on television and they may want the foods just because they look fun on television. These foods may not be healthy for the children at all. Children at this age are easily influenced by television advertisings of foods that are poor nutritional choices (Hinden et al., 2004).
Adults should actively help children develop healthy eating habits because they can help educate children to understand the importance of healthy eating habits. Adults can help educate the children to understand the consequences of bad eating habits. This can give children the opportunity to learn about the proper ways to keep themselves healthy as children and even continue into adulthood. The ways that I believe that adults can help develop healthy eating habits in children are positive role modeling, educating and constant supervision.
Cooking can be a fun learning experience for children and adults. This can be an educational time as well as family time that is spent with adults and children. Invite children into the kitchen to prepare the food that they will be eating. This is a great strategy to get children into the habit of eating healthy foods that they helped prepare. Another strategy is to eat as a family with the children. This is a great strategy to get children to eat the same foods as the adults. If the adults model good healthy food habits this will hopefully rub off on the child.
In many counties around the world, children are still suffering from malnutrition. For example, in India it is known that it has the largest world-feeding program in the world hunger and malnutrition is still the greatest cause of death in this country. The program has many resources yet it fails to reach most of the children that are most in need of food.
I feel that it is my duty to inform the world about these challenges. As an educator living in the United States I will try to inform the parents that I work with about the importance of education and nutrition. I have also provided three easy fruit recipes that the adult and children can create together. Each of these recipes has fruit items from the food pyramid that helps children fully develop. Each recipe has a high nutritional value that is provided by the variety of fruits that are used. Each recipe is loaded with Vitamin C, calcium, folic acid/ vitamin B9 and fiber. These recipes create a healthy snack for the children and parents to create together.
1. FRUIT POPCICLES: Ice tray Pop cycle sticks One can of your child's favorite fruit Open the can of fruit and take the juice from the can of fruit and add it to the ice tray. Use a Popsicles stick or tooth pick and stick it in the juice and freeze.
2. BANANA SMOOTHIE
Make up your own variations using other fruits and juices.1 small frozen banana, cut into chunks1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt1/4 cup orange juicePut all ingredients into the blender and whirl until smooth. These arefairly thick. Add more liquid if you want them thinner. Makes 2 servings,each having 125 calories, 213 mg calcium, 10 mg vitamin C, 7 grams protein,and 160 mg sodium.See Simple Snacks for Kids for reference
3. Festive Fruit Salad Serves: 8
1 16-ounce can pineapple tidbits or chunks
1 pint strawberries
2 ripe peaches or nectarines
2 ripe kiwifruit
1 cup blueberries
1 cup raspberries
¼ cup orange juice
1. Open canned pineapple and drain juice; pour fruit into large mixing bowl.
2. Rinse and dry the peaches, kiwi and strawberries.
3. Cut green stems off strawberries, then cut each strawberry into slices.
4. Cut the peach in half; twist the pit until it comes out.
5. Cut peach halves into slices. Cut slices into smaller pieces, if desired.
6. Cut kiwi into coins, then cut each coin in half.
7. Add strawberries, peaches and kiwi to pineapple; stir to mix fruit.
8. Gently stir in blueberries and raspberries.
9. Pour orange juice over mixed fruit.
10. Refrigerate until ready to serve
References:
Hinden, T., Contento,I., & Gussow, J. (2004). A media literature nutrition education curriculum for Head Start parents about the effects of television advertising on their children’s food request.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104(2), 192-198.
Robertson, C. (2007). Safety, Nutrition, & Health in Early Education. Thomson Delamar Learning. New YorkTessmer, K. (2004)
Food jags. Discovery Channel. Retrieved October 9, 2010, from http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Childbirth and my Life!
A person birthing experience that I can remember was the birth of my son, Devin. He was born November 4, 1998 at 11:40 pm. He was 5 lbs 14 ounces. I will never forget the long journey that it took to get him here. The entire pregnancy was a great one. Fortunately, I was able to eat mostly everything that I saw but, salmon. I also remember daily that another item that I did not like was nature’s own hot African oil. I am reminded daily when I smell these items that I cannot tolerate these items due to my pregnancy.
Even though I was not able to eat or smell these items I loved being pregnant and what I loved even more was the ideal that I had a healthy baby boy. After my son was born, he had to spend two days in an incubator due to the fact that he had jondus; a skin disease that affects the skin’s and eye color. Once he was released we took the voyage home. I thought everything was perfect until my home nurse came to visit two days after we got home. She asked me how I was feeling and I told her fine except I was seeing spots. Once the nurse heard that she immediately sent me to the hospital where I had to stay for an entire week. What was more disturbing was the fact that my new baby couldn’t stay with me. So for six days my family had to care for a week old baby. This was a very stressful time for my family but they stood beside me and helped me through this situation.
I believe that nurturing and loving support given by my family help my child become secure and safe within him. My son had the opportunity to share his love and feelings with his relatives daily. I believe that this experience helped him to develop socially. These social skills are ones that I feel will help him cope with lives challenges and issues.
I researched childbirth in the county of Beijing. As described in the reading, every child birth is different in terms of the delivery. Babies are delivered in the same method as the United States. Mothers are asked to select a birth plan method. After this a mother has to select a physican. I learned that mothers can medical professionals may give more support to new mothers, as this support make the new mothers more confident of themselves and theier new relationship.
Even though I was not able to eat or smell these items I loved being pregnant and what I loved even more was the ideal that I had a healthy baby boy. After my son was born, he had to spend two days in an incubator due to the fact that he had jondus; a skin disease that affects the skin’s and eye color. Once he was released we took the voyage home. I thought everything was perfect until my home nurse came to visit two days after we got home. She asked me how I was feeling and I told her fine except I was seeing spots. Once the nurse heard that she immediately sent me to the hospital where I had to stay for an entire week. What was more disturbing was the fact that my new baby couldn’t stay with me. So for six days my family had to care for a week old baby. This was a very stressful time for my family but they stood beside me and helped me through this situation.
I believe that nurturing and loving support given by my family help my child become secure and safe within him. My son had the opportunity to share his love and feelings with his relatives daily. I believe that this experience helped him to develop socially. These social skills are ones that I feel will help him cope with lives challenges and issues.
I researched childbirth in the county of Beijing. As described in the reading, every child birth is different in terms of the delivery. Babies are delivered in the same method as the United States. Mothers are asked to select a birth plan method. After this a mother has to select a physican. I learned that mothers can medical professionals may give more support to new mothers, as this support make the new mothers more confident of themselves and theier new relationship.
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