Full Description
Health and Wellbeing in Childhood provides a fundamental introduction for educators in key priority areas of health and wellbeing education, including physical education, promoting health in childhood, and strengthening social and emotional learning in young children. It approaches each topic with childhood diversity and complexity in mind. The fourth edition has been comprehensively updated and continues to explore relevant standards and policies, including the revised Early Years Learning Framework. It includes a new chapter on executive functions in early childhood, focusing on the development of higher-order skills required for children to engage in purposeful and goal-directed behaviours. Each chapter features case studies that exemplify practice; spotlight boxes that provide further information on key concepts; and pause and reflect activities, end-of-chapter questions and learning extensions that encourage readers to consolidate their knowledge and further their learning.
Contents
Part I. Context: 1. The importance of health and wellbeing Donna Pendergast and Susanne Garvis; 2. Classifying health and wellbeing: applying the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to early years learners Jane McCormack and Sharynne McLeod; Part II. Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing; 3. Social determinants of health and wellbeing Margaret Sims; 4. Physically educated: developing children's health and wellbeing through learning in the physical dimension Timothy Lynch; 5. Body image and young children: seeing 'self' or seeing 'other' Sharryn Clarke; 6. Food and nutrition: the role of teachers and parents in children's food choices Donna Pendergast and Susanne Garvis; 7. Child safety Susanne Garvis and Donna Pendergast; 8. Communication development Jane McCormack and Sharynne McLeod; 9. Education for the prevention of sexual abuse in the early years Kerryann Walsh, Donna Berthelsen and Jan Nicholson; 10. Loose parts on the school playground: a playful approach to promoting health and wellbeing for children of all abilities Shirley Wyver, Anita Bundy, Lina Engelen, Anita Nelson Niehues and Iliana Skrebneva; 11. Bullying and social-emotional wellbeing in children Aileen Luo, Kay Bussey and Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett; 12. Strengthening social and emotional learning in young children with special educational needs Wendi Beamish and Beth Saggers; 13. Executive Functions in Early Childhood Parian Madanipour and Caroline Cohrssen; 14. Friendships Maryanne Theobald, Susan Danby, Catherine Thompson and Karen Thorpe; Part III. Social and Emotional Wellbeing: 15. Social and emotional competence for young children and educators Wendi Beamish and Fiona Bryer; 16. Strengths-based, community-led approaches to physical activity and wellbeing with educationally disadvantaged children Susan L. Whatman; 17. Talking Circles Jennifer Cartmel, Marilyn Casley and Kerry Smith; 18. Partnering with families for child health and wellbeing Sivanes Phillipson; 19. Using contemplative practices to enhance teaching, leadership and wellbeing Alison Black, Gillian Busch and Christine Woodrow.
