1. Caring for 4-6 Year Old Children

2. What are we learning today?
Standard:
ET-ECE-8: Explore the growth, development, and care of the preschool child.
EQ:
How do you properly care for 4-6 year old children?

3. Nature or… HEREDITY Strong influence on physical development
Includes the physical make up the child inherits from parents
Determines what a person will look like.

4. Nurture or… ENVIRONMENT
Children are influenced by everything around them
Examples of environmental influences:
Interest in sports
Books
Movie/TV Shows
Clothes
Would a child’s environment effect their eye color?
NO!
Would a child’s environment effect hair color?
Would a child’s environment effect blood type?

5. Children need GOOD NUTRITION in order to develop properly!
They need healthy and nutritious foods
The amount of food children need varies depending on their weight and physical activity level
EX: A child that plays soccer and rides a bike a lot needs MORE food than a child that prefers staying inside coloring/playing with blocks

6. 4, 5, and 6 year olds have SMALL stomachs…
Eat 5 or 6 small meals/snacks throughout the day
NOT 3 big meals (like us)
Caregivers should model good eating habits
Make food appealing as well as nutritious

7. Poor Nutrition Can happen because: Effects children’s health by:
Less resistant to illnesses
Do not grow properly
Weight issues
May have learning difficulties
Can happen because:
Lack of money to buy healthy foods
Unaware of the need for good nutrition
Do not understand the basics of good nutrition
Rely too much on fast food

8. Weight Problems 4-6 year olds vary in their body type
May look chunky or slim, but still be healthy
A child’s diet and physical activity may need to change if they are overweight OR underweight.
Only a doctor can decide whether a child is overweight or underweight!

9. Teaching Self-Care Skills
More independent because of improved strength and motor skills
4-6 year olds can:
Wash themselves
Dress themselves
Brush their teeth
Sleep throughout the night
Use the toilet
Begin to care for their clothes

10. Sleeping Need 10-12 hours of sleep at night
Take only one or no naps during the day
NEED an appropriate bedtime and routines

11. Using the Big Girl/Boy Potty
By age 4, children should have little to no accidents during the day and at night
Accidents usually happen because:
Concentrating on an activity and forgets to go
In a new place and is scared
Stress and life changes
Help prevent accidents by:
Making sure they use the bathroom before leaving home
Pointing out bathrooms in public places and remind them to use it
Not allowing them to drink anything after a certain time at night

12. Daily Work Break
You and a partner will create a self-care chart for 4, 5, and 6 year old children using the information in your textbook (pgs )
Your chart/guide should have 6 sections:
Washing/Bathing, Caring for Teeth, Dressing/Choosing Clothes, Sleeping, and Toileting
You need at least 2 facts/helpful hints for each section
You need a picture for each section
Hand drawn/out of magazines/off the internet

14. Daily Work Break
You and a partner will create a self-care chart for 4, 5, and 6 year old children using the information in your textbook (pgs )
Your chart/guide should have 6 sections:
Washing/Bathing, Caring for Teeth, Dressing/Choosing Clothes, Sleeping, and Toileting
You need at least 2 facts/helpful hints for each section
You need a picture for each section
Hand drawn/out of magazines/off the internet