Preschool Flashcards
It is a periodof life from 1 to 12 years of age
Childhood
What years is a toddler
1 to 3 years
Muscle mass development accounts for about how many of the total weight gain during the toddler period
One half
In The beginning of the toddler, The child has how many teeth
Six to eight teeth
What are the nutritional problems in interventions of toddlers
Protein energy malnutrition
vitamins and deficiency
food behavior
diet for a preschool’s child
establishing good habits
It inhibits the synthesis of enzymes results in loss of appetite leading the less consumption of food
Malnutrition
What are the two protein energy malnutrition
Marasmus and kwashiorkor
It is a major nutritional problem affecting young children leading to blindness when the diet contains practically no whole milk butter and very limited amounts of fish fruits and vegetables and so lack of both retinol and carotene
Vitamin A deficiency
It plays a vital role in the development of the whole person throughout the growing years
Food
They plays a major responsible role for a child’s food habit and establishes an emotional climate
Family
They have a very short span of attention and are easily distracted from eating their response to food is rather inconsistent
Toddlers
What are the types of food suitable for a preschooler
Fresh fruit juice
milk and milk beverages
fruit pieces like slices of apple papaya mangoes
vegetables carrots cucumber potato tomato
What are the other feeding problems of a preschool child
Eating too little
eating too much
dawdling
gagging
aversion towards some foods
feeding between meals
A child who likes few foods is sometimes called as
Food jagging
Eating too much maybe due to
Heredity temperament appetite or mother’s insistence on a clean plate
It is when a child lingers or dillitdallies with his food during meal time
Dawdling
It is when a child feels like vomiting especially when fed coarse foods
Gagging
How many allowance of time before meal time will not spoil the appetite of a child
about 2 hours
It has been found to play a role in preventing the condition from occurring originally
Nutrition
It has become a great risk factor in the incidence of handicapped children and low birth weight infants
Teenage pregnancy
What age are preschool age children
3 to 5
These are some helpful mealtime hints for preschool age children
Give regularly scheduled snacks and limit and planned eating
discourage poor behavior at meal time
keep offering a variety of foods provide examples of healthy eating habits
make meal time as pleasant as possible
have your child sit when eating
These are some helpful mealtime hints for preschool age children
Give regularly scheduled snacks and limit and planned eating
discourage poor behavior at meal time
keep offering a variety of foods provide examples of healthy eating habits
make meal time as pleasant as possible
have your child sit when eating
It is a guideline to help you and your child eat a healthy diet It can help you and your child eat the variety of foods while encouraging the right amount of calories and fat
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