Identify causes of obesity in children.
Central Objective: Identify the causes of obesity in children within early childhood education and child care settings. Supporting Elements: Learn appropriate practices for identifying and demonstrating healthy behaviors, and find examples of age-appropriate activities for different ages. Discover practical, classroom-ready strategies to support children''s health and well-being.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
40 hours courses
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Related Outcomes
- Identify appropriate practices for identify and demonstrate an children: Identify examples of appropriate activities for different ages
- Identify appropriate practices for identify and demonstrate an children: Identify importance of individual planning
- Identify appropriate practices for identify and demonstrate an children: Define Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- Identify appropriate practices for identify and demonstrate an children: Teacher directed vs child directed
- Identify appropriate practices for identify and demonstrate an children: components of a lesson plan
- Identify the contributing factors and causes of childhood obesity.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with cerebral palsy.
- Identify curriculums specific to children birth through age three
- Identify appropriate activities for children birth through age three
- Identify common mental health disorders in children and the importance of early intervention.
- Identify the signs of illness in children and describe when a child should be excluded from care
- Identify strategies to assist children with food allergies/feeding concerns.
- Identify the recommended feeding patterns of school-age children.
- Identify recommended medical and immunization schedules for children birth through age three
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with conduct disorder.
- Identify and contemplate bias and explore anti-bias approaches that support working with children and families.
- Identify the nutritional needs of children aged four and above.
- Identify strategies to assist children with food allergies/feeding concerns
- Identify essential elements for effective communication with school-age children.
- Identify strategies for working with children with special needs.
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