The Concerns of Obesity in Children and Young People Introduction Fat adults are fat because they eat too much fatty food and do not get enough exercise. Fat children are healthy and cute. Fat teenagers are not. Fat people are funny. Fat people can lose weight if they really wanted to. These are just a few common perceptions the public have of people who are over their ideal body weight. What most people do not know is that being overweight or obese carry with it a myriad of health
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Nutrition in Children and Young People Within this essay I am going to discuss nutrition in children. The definition of nutrition is (Oxford‚ 2013) the process of providing or obtaining food necessary for growth and development. I will consider why nutrition is important; looking at how it benefits children‚ how we get nutrients from food and what nutrients we get from our food‚ as well as looking at a balanced diet. I will then focus my research down into looking at breastfeeding and the composition
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CU1537 -Suport children and young peoples speech‚language and communication skills. 1.1 - 0-5 years - babies and children between ages of 0-5 will learn from adults facial expressions‚ and watching adults point to objects as they say it ie.. a ball. Babies will start with babbling‚ then using 1 words in varietys of ways‚ sentences will become longer. 5-11- childrens speech will become clearer‚as there tongue teeth and jaw develop. Children will learn that language is used to get their point
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In 1979 the Surgeon General’s office published a report entitled Healthy People. From that publication sprang the Surgeon General’s Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention‚ which “described for the first time a national public health agenda” of specific health goals that if met‚ would improve the health of all Americans by 1990 (CDC.gov‚ 1989; healthypeople.gov‚ n.d.). The following year an adjunct piece was called “Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation “ was published
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Policy and Practice for Children and Young People Discuss the ideology underpinning policy and practice for children and young people and demonstrate an awareness of constructs of childhood and adolescence from either an educational or care perspective. “The idea of belonging and membership‚ being part of a community‚ is a basic human need. It’s one of the principles of our democratic society. We all have the same needs‚ we want to be loved‚ we want to have friends‚ we want to feel that we
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Outcome 1 1. Discuss the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people (1.1) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international human rights treaty which grants all children and young people an inclusive set of rights‚ including the right to express their views and have them taken into account in all matters affecting them‚ the right to play‚ rest
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Healthy Places/ Healthy People Philipson Thathamkulam American Sentinel University India is the seventh largest country in the world. It covers 3‚287‚263 square kilometers and is also the second most populous country with 1.27 billion people. Even with the fasting growing economy in the world‚ India faces numerous challenges of poverty‚ malnutrition‚ poor health care‚ corruption and terrorism (Countries and Their Cultures‚ 2011). As we explore this widely diverse country and delve into the equity
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Group Living for Children and Young People 1.1‚ 1.2‚1‚3‚1‚4. The concept of “children’s rights” is something that some people find difficult‚ and many people fail to understand. It is easily trivialised‚ and yet it addresses issues central to the safety‚ well-being and development of our youngest citizens‚ and indeed our society as a whole. Children’s rights and interests are often forgotten and the very rationale for the Convention on the Rights of the Child was that children require special protection:
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Unit 02 – Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1. Using the headings provided‚ briefly describe the key points of each of the following guidelines and legislation. (1.1) and analyse how these guidelines affect the day to day work with young children (1.3) The Children act 1989 The aim of this act is to simplify the laws that are already in place‚ which protect children and young people in the UK. It was seen as a “serious shake up” of children’s rights and protection‚ and also
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Understanding safeguarding of children and young people ( for those working in the adult sector ) 1:1 Some of the Policies and procedures along with practices include : The Children Act 1989 allocated duties to local authorities‚ courts‚ parents and other agencies in the United Kingdom‚ to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. Its focus is on the idea that children are best cared for within their own families; however‚ it also makes provisions for instances
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