Test Ban k - Young Children: Promoting Wellness Fourth Edition

Nutrition, Health and Safety for

Young Children: Promoting Wellness

Fourth Edition Joanne Sorte Inge Daeschel Carolina Amador Lauren Au Test Ban k For Jodi Legnon Answers At The End 1 / 4

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Your Role in Children's Wellness ------------------------------------------------- 1 Chapter 2 The Foundations of Optimal Nutrition --------------------------------------------- 7 Chapter 3 Exploring the Science of Nutrition ------------------------------------------------- 12 Chapter 4 Managing Food Safety --------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Chapter 5 Planning Menus ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Chapter 6 Feeding Infants ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 Chapter 7 Feeding Toddlers, Preschoolers, and School-Age Children -------------------- 31 Chapter 8 Creating a Climate of Health and Wellness --------------------------------------- 36 Chapter 9 Health Screening and Assessment -------------------------------------------------- 40 Chapter 10 Managing Infectious Disease -------------------------------------------------------- 44 Chapter 11 Teaching Children with Special Health Care Needs ----------------------------- 48 Chapter 12 Children’s Mental Health ------------------------------------------------------------ 52 Chapter 13 Creating Safe Environments for Young Children -------------------------------- 57 Chapter 14 Using Routines, Supervision, and Classroom Management Strategies ------- 62 Chapter 15 Child Maltreatment ------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 Chapter 16 Managing Emergencies -------------------------------------------------------------- 72 Answer Key ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77 iii

. 2 / 4

Chapter 1: Your Role in Children's Wellness

Chapter 1: Your Role in Children's Wellness

1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1)Which statement defines wellness?A)A positive state of health and well-being.B)A positive approach to learning.C)A positive attitude.D)A positive style or personality.2)Which of the following promotes wellness?A)Learning to eat a healthy diet, access to health care, exercise, and sleep.B)Allowing children to eat sugary foods as a sometimes food.C)Learning healthy practices, such as being overly cautious to avoid accidental injuries.D)Practicing the a-b-c's every day.3)What does it mean when we say that nutrition, health, and safety are closely aligned and interrelated?A)The healthful benefit of one area affects positive outcomes in the others, and gaps or challenges in one area negatively affect outcomes in the other areas.B)Physical health has a greater long term effect on social, emotional, and mental health development for children.C)Healthy nutrition choices make the most important and significant contribution to health and safety for children.D)Creating a safe environment for children creates opportunities for well-nourished, physically active, and illness free children.4)Why is it important for children to learn healthy practices that lead to wellness during the early childhood years?A)It improves children's ability to follow the rules at school.B)It improves children's behavior in classroom settings.C)It establishes a foundation which makes teaching easier for educators.D)It improves children's ability to learn and establishes the course for future development.5)What gene factors influence a child’s long-term diet, creating a positive or negative impact on long-term health?A)Physical movement during the early childhood years B)The physical traits of the infant, such as hair and skin color C)A mother’s diet and weight gain during pregnancy, the infant’s birth weight, and the infant’s diet D)The infant’s taste buds and which type of food they prefer 1

. 3 / 4

Chapter 1: Your Role in Children's Wellness

6) Why is it important for children’s mental health needs to be addressed?

• Mental Health is directly related to safety.
• Physical development and mental health go hand in

hand.

• Children with mental health needs learn to adapt independently and grow up to be

healthy individuals.

• Unresolved mental health concerns introduce risk factors for disease, injury, and limit

healthy life styles.7) What is the best definition of the contexts that influences a child's growth and development?

• The environment, circumstances, and interactions that surround the child and affect the

child's experiences.

• The way a child behaves with people and toys.
• The child's pattern of school attendance and illness.

D)Children’s growth and development is unique; they grow in isolation and teachers are the only ones to influence their development.8) When preparing to teach in a multicultural classroom, educators should consider:

• Perspectives

about children's nutrition, health, and safety will vary among the children’s’ families.

• Children who are learning English

will not face challenges in learning and conversing with the other children.

• The likelihood of being assigned

to teach in a multicultural classroom is low.

• Teachers

and parents beliefs and expectations will always be the same, no matter the cultural or ethnic backgrounds of the children they serve.9) Which of the following statements is true regarding children living in poverty?

• Poverty

does not contribute to every negative influence on children's wellness.

• Poverty puts children at risk for conditions that challenge their ability to learn.
• Poverty’

negative influences are overcome by a good early childhood education experience.

• Poverty may require families to make difficult choices, such as

which community partners to collaborate with and who will serve as role models for their children.10) NAEYC's Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment is defined as::

• The Code is a guide for teachers to

know how to decorate their early childhood classroom to be inviting for children to learn.

• The Code describes that teachers must follow practices the way they have always been

done.

• The Code is

not useful when advocating for young children’s development.

• The Code describes the dispositions, values, beliefs, and attitudes held by professional

teachers of young children.11) How can teachers teach wellness concepts during the early childhood years?

• Young children

learn wellness concepts through physical activity, teachers’ modeling, and reinforcement at home.2 .

• / 4