EDUC 103 - Children’s Physical Growth, Health and Safety

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course is the study of the physical development of infants, toddlers, and young children with respect to health, safety, and nutritional needs. Emphasis will be placed on practices that guide daycare providers, child care group supervisors, and teachers in promoting a safe and healthy classroom setting.

Text
Marotz, Lynn R., Marie Cross and Jeanettia M. Rush. Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child. 11th ed. Cengage, 2024.

Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. Trace children’s physical developmental levels from infancy through adolescence.

B. Identify normal developmental characteristics in children and ways to enhance the child’s physical growth through age appropriate activities both indoors and outdoors.

C. Promote good health and nutrition practices that contribute to the prevention of illness.

D. Create a safe environment that prevents and reduces injuries.

E. Recall first aid rules and demonstrate an ability to apply these rules.

F. Identify various safety factors involved in fire prevention.

Content
A. Physical Developmental Levels of Children

B.  Applying knowledge of motor development in order to determine if children are developing predictably within the normal range.

C. Good health habits to promote in small children.

D. Childhood diseases that are contagious and symptoms of these diseases.

E. The four foods groups and how an improved diet can increase a child’s learning ability.

F. Constructing a safe environment for young children.

G. Life-threatening emergencies and what to do until the EMS arrives

Student Evaluation
A. Evaluation based upon performance of life saving skills following training and on knowledge of safety maintenance and application.

B. Written tests, reports and a final examination.Bibliography
American Red Cross. Standard First Aid. The American National Red Cross, 1988.

American Red Cross. First Aid - Responding to Emergencies. St. Louis, MO: MosbyYear Book, Inc., 1991.

Beaty, Janice J. Observing Development of the Young Child. Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill, 1986.

Bee, Helen. The Developing Child. New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc., 1985.

Robinson, Corinne H., Fundamentals of Normal Nutrition. New York: Macmillan, 1978.

Stoppard, Dr. Miriam. Baby and Child A to Z Medical Handbook. Tucson, AZ: The Body Press, 1986.

Tudor, Mary. Child Development. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1981.

Wender, Paul H. The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent, and Adult. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.