The health and well-being of children is integral to learning and development but what does it actually mean in practice?
This textbook draws on contemporary research on the brain and mind to provide an up-to-date overview of the central aspects of young children’s health and well-being – a key component of the revised EYFS curriculum.
Critically engaging with a range of current debates, coverage includes
- early influences, such as relationships, attachment (attachment theory) and nutrition
- the role of the brain in health and well-being
- the enabling environment
- other issues affecting child development
To support students with further reading, reflective and critical thinking it employs:
- case studies
- pointers for practice
- mindful moments
- discussion questions
- references to extra readings
- web links
This current, critical and comprehensive course text will provide a solid foundation for students and practitioners on a wide range of early childhood courses, and empower them to support and nurture young children’s health and well-being.
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction
Brain development
Brain processes in health and well-being
The stress response system
Nutrition in health and well-being
Attachments and early relationships
Emotional development and regulation
Active Learning
Emotion Coaching
Resilience and Building Learning Power
Economic and social factors affecting health and well-being
Early intervention in health and well-being
Conclusion: sustainable health and well-being
Over de auteur
Val Richards is a Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University. She is a member of the Education Studies department and currently leads and teaches modules on Health, Education & Behaviour, Adolescent Development, and Learning. Her main discipline is psychology, specialising in developmental psychology, adolescence, health psychology and teaching and learning. She has also taught Food and Nutrition and Childhood Studies at both Higher Education and secondary school level and was subject leader for Studies of Childhood at Bath Spa University. Her research has focused on gender-related behaviour and attitudes and, more recently, issues concerning transitions from primary to secondary school. She has recently co-edited a book on Bridging the Transition from Primary to Secondary School.
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