Helping Children to Stay Healthy From Birth to Three; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Why should we help children to be healthy?; How to use this book; 1 Emotional well-being; 1 Emotional stability and resilience; 2 Positive relationships; 3 Being special to someone; 4 Being able to express feelings; 5 Developing a healthy dependency; 6 Developing a healthy independence; 2 Growing and developing; 1 Being well nourished; 2 Healthy eating habits; 3 Sleep as nourishment; 4 Supporting movement; 5 Gaining control of the body; 6 Acquiring physical skills; 3 Keeping safe
1 Starting safe2 Games we can play; 3 Moving safely; 4 Safe choices; 5 Knowing when and how to ask for help; 6 Keeping safe; 4 Healthy choices; 1 Making choices; 2 Demonstrating individual preferences; 3 Taking control; 4 Making decisions; 5 Being aware of others and their needs; 6 Choosing the outdoors; Conclusion; Appendix: The Birth to Three Framework for 'A Healthy Child'
Summary
This isn't about health and safety as such, it's about building the foundations of children's 'well-being': emotionally as well as physically. Helping Children to Stay Healthy covers:emotional well-beinggrowing and developingkeeping safehealthy choices. This handy little series of books links directly to the Government's Birth to Three Matters Framework (DfES 2002). It provides information and ideas for you to read and digest at your own pace, then implement or share with your team
