Health & Safety

1 Great Plate for Preschoolers (Poster)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:14:42 -0500

Encourage preschoolers to make their plates great! This poster (18”x24”, laminated) promotes an easy-to-remember USDA MyPlate equation to help elementary children visualize how to fill their dinner plates. A good-for-you and tasty meal is pictured showing the divisions of the new food pyramid, MyPlate. From Learning ZoneXpress.

1 Great Plate for Preschoolers (Tablet of Handouts)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:12:04 -0500

Help preschoolers learn about the importance of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein with this tablet of handouts (50 tear-off handouts per tablet, 8½"x11", 2 sided). This product promotes an easy-to-remember healthy equation to help parents and caregivers visualize how to fill the dinner plates of their preschool children. Following the USDA MyPlate model, this tablet demonstrates proper portion division.

1 Great Plate for Preschoolers (Tablet of Handouts, Spanish)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:18:09 -0500

Kids MyPlate

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:16:26 -0500

This USDA MyPlate poster (24"x18", laminated) incorporates fun and friendly food characters delivering the message of balancing good foods with physical activity. Based on USDA’s MyPlate model, this poster is perfect for preschool and primary grades. Kid sized portions of healthy food choices are shown on each food group section of MyPlate. Appropriate for ages 2-8.

From Learning ZoneXpress.

Understanding Early Childhood Mental Health: A Practical Guide for Professionals

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:57:26 -0400

Enhance child outcomes by weaving best practices in mental health into early childhood services. This accessible text from more than a dozen top experts gives early childhood professionals a primer on key issues in infant mental health and research-based guidelines for practice. From Brookes Publishing.

Caring for Our Children–National Health & Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Early Care & Education Programs (3d ed.)

root — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:02:06 -0400

The new third edition of Caring for Our Children contains updated guidelines on the development and evaluation of the health and safety of children in all types of early care and education settings. Covers health promotion, nutrition and food service, infectious diseases, program activities for health development, and more. Includes a new section on preventing childhood obesity.

Issued jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education.

Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:42:53 -0400

The all-new Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education contains the new set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. It focuses on general nutrition education and requirements for infants, toddlers and preschoolers along with active opportunities for physical activities. Excerpted from Caring for Our Children (#705).

A Place of Our Own: Health and Nutrition (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:48:41 -0400

Host Debi Gutierrez leads engaging discussions on health and nutrition with parents, caregivers, and child care experts. Topics include exercise, healthy eating, preventing obesity, sleep, diabetes, asthma and more. This DVD also includes 9 fun activities to do at home with your children. 120 min. From KCET.

Los Niños en su Casa: Salud y Nutrición (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:57:17 -0400

In this Spanish translation of "A Place of Our Own: Health and Nutrition", host Debi Gutierrez leads engaging discussions on health and nutrition with parents, caregivers, and child care experts. Topics include exercise, healthy eating, preventing obesity, sleep, diabetes, asthma and more. This DVD also includes 9 fun activities to do at home with your children. 120 min. From KCET.

Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:30:34 -0400

This resource offers trustworthy recommendations on a wide spectrum of chronic health conditions.