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Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child 9th Edition
by Lynn R. MarotzHealth, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child, Ninth Edition covers contemporary health, safety, and nutrition needs of infant through school-age children--and guides teachers in implementing effective classroom practices--in one comprehensive volume. It also provides easy-to-access checklists, guidelines, and activities that no early childhood student or professional should be without.
Health, Safety, And Nutrition For The Young Child
by Lynn R. MarotzHEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, 10th Edition, covers contemporary health, safety, and nutrition needs of infant through school-age children--and guides teachers in implementing effective classroom practices--in one comprehensive, full-color volume. Concepts are backed by the latest research findings and linked to NAEYC standards. The book emphasizes the importance of respecting and partnering with families to help children establish healthy lifestyles and achieve their learning potential. Early childhood educators, professionals, and families will find the latest research and information on many topics of significant concern, including food safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, childhood obesity, children's mental health, bullying, resilience, chronic and acute health conditions, environmental quality, and children with special medical needs. Also provided are easy-to-access checklists, guidelines, and activities that no early childhood student or professional should be without.
Healthcare Partnerships for Pediatric Adherence
by David D. Schwartz Marni E. AxelradThis timely professional reference and educational resource applies current concepts of pediatric adherence to medical treatment to create a model for a family-centered, collaborative approach to managing chronic illness. At its core are the latest findings on adherence: the factors that encourage it, the barriers that derail it, and the most effective interventions for its improvement. The book's developmental lens highlights how adherence waxes and wanes across different stages of childhood and adolescence, and specialized chapters analyze social realities exacerbating adherence problems. And its end product is a framework for how patients, parents/caregivers, and providers can work together effectively for improved adherence and optimum outcomes. Included in the coverage: The scope and impact of nonadherence. Poverty, stress, and chronic illness management. Racial/ethnic health disparities and adherence. Reconsidering the idea of self-management. · Screening for nonadherence in pediatric patients. · A comprehensive behavioral health system for identifying and treating nonadherence. Healthcare Partnerships for Pediatric Adherence offers relevant contemporary perspective for pediatricians looking for new ways to reduce treatment failure, improve support to patients and their families, and promote patient involvement in their own care.
Healthy and tasty cooking for children: An essential guide to feed our children in the correct way
by Ariel HonigmanAn essential guide to feed our children in the correct way To keep our children healthy and with a suitable weight, we must encourage them to have good eating habits. We as parents must provide the example ever since they are children: offering a good variety of foods and being patients with our children while they get used to them, eating with all the family gathered at the table, including nutritious foods in school lunches, etc. This book contains the following topics: Index Advice for parents Suitable recipes Risks of obesity in children With this book you will learn to prepare healthy food for children , to cook delicious recipes as well as to learn information on the composition of foods. Download this book now and start to practice new recipes and to encourage your children to have an interest for healthy food. TAGS * cooking recipes * easy recipes * tasty recipes * recipes for children * healthy recipes * tasty, healthy food
Healthy Attachments and Neuro-Dramatic-Play
by Sue Jennings Dennis Mccarthy Mooli LahadBreaking new ground in the areas of attachment and child development, Sue Jennings introduces the concept of 'Neuro-Dramatic-Play' exploring the sensory experiences that take place between mother and child during pregnancy and the first few months after birth. She explains how this interaction, that is essentially 'dramatic' in nature, is of crucial importance for the infant to develop a healthy brain, strong attachments and future resilience. Based on sound experience and observation, this book consolidates current theories of neuroscience, attachment and therapeutic intervention and challenges commonly held psychoanalytic ideas of child development. By expanding on the often narrow view of what is understood by attachment, this book makes a strong case for early years inclusion of play and arts therapies. Neuro-Dramatic-Play is also discussed in relation to fostering and adoption, teenagers and young adults, and children with developmental or cognitive disabilities. This accessible text will interest all therapists and practitioners who work with children and teenagers, including child psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, paediatric and perinatal nurses, paediatricians, child psychiatrists and play and arts therapists, and post-graduate students.
The Healthy Baby Gut Guide: Prevent allergies, build immunity and develop good gut health from day one
by Dr Vincent HoChildhood allergies are booming, but what if there was a way to prevent allergies in the first place? What if simple lifestyle changes in the critical first 1000 days could change your baby's life?For families across the world, eczema, asthma, hay fever and food allergies are constant anxieties, sometimes with devastating consequences. Leading gastroenterologist Dr Vincent Ho has taken a deep dive into the exploding medical field of gut health and explains that from conception to birth, and from breastfeeding to the introduction of solid foods, small steps go a long way in preventing allergies and fortifying your baby's immune system. Dr Ho cuts through the scientific jargon to provide strategies for allergy management and treatment, and shows you how to strengthen your child's gut health for the long term - all before they begin to walk.The Healthy Baby Gut Guide is packed with sensible advice, surprising scientific discoveries and even a nutritionist-approved nine-week infant meal plan to help parents navigate the introduction of common allergenic foods. Practical, easy-to-follow and utterly eye-opening, this book is essential reading for every parent and parent-to-be.
The Healthy Baby Gut Guide: Prevent allergies, build immunity and develop good gut health from day one
by Dr Vincent HoAn accessible, practical guide to preventing and managing children's allergies and improving their immune systems, from leading gastroenterologist Dr Vincent Ho.Childhood allergies are booming, but what if there was a way to prevent allergies in the first place? What if simple lifestyle changes in the critical first 1000 days could change your baby's life?For families across the world, eczema, asthma, hay fever and food allergies are constant anxieties, sometimes with devastating consequences. Leading gastroenterologist Dr Vincent Ho has taken a deep dive into the exploding medical field of gut health and explains that from conception to birth, and from breastfeeding to the introduction of solid foods, small steps go a long way in preventing allergies and fortifying your baby's immune system. Dr Ho cuts through the scientific jargon to provide strategies for allergy management and treatment, and shows you how to strengthen your child's gut health for the long term - all before they begin to walk.The Healthy Baby Gut Guide is packed with sensible advice, surprising scientific discoveries and even a nutritionist-approved nine-week infant meal plan to help parents navigate the introduction of common allergenic foods. Practical, easy-to-follow and utterly eye-opening, this book is essential listening for every parent and parent-to-be.(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home
by Christopher GaviganLearn how to Create a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home ? from Christopher Gavigan and the trusted experts at Healthy Child Healthy World. Healthy Child Healthy World is the essential guide for parents! All parents want a happy and healthy child in a safe home, but where do they start? It starts with the small steps to creating a healthier, less toxic, and more environmentally sound home ? and this is the definitive book to get you there. Unfortunately, tens of millions of Americans, overwhelmingly children, now face chronic disease and illnesses including cancer, autism, asthma, allergies, birth defects, ADD/ADHD, obesity/diabetes, and learning and developmental disabilities. The number gets higher each year and more parents ask WHY? Scientific evidence increasingly finds chemicals in everyday products like cleaning supplies, beauty care and cosmetics, home furnishings, plastics, food, and even toys that are contributors to these ailments. The good news is that you can something to protect your children with a few simple changes! Inside, you?ll find practical, inexpensive, and easy lifestyle advice for every stage of parenting including: * Advice on preparing a nontoxic nursery for a new baby * What every expectant mom needs to do to have a safer pregnancy * Clarifying which plastics and baby products to avoid and the healthier solutions * Tips to take to the grocery store, including the most and least pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables and the best healthy kid-approved snacks * Which beauty care / cosmetic products pose the biggest risk to health * The best recipes for healthy snacks, low-cost and safe homemade cleaners, and non-toxic art supplies * How to easily minimize allergens, dust, and lead * A greener garden, yard, and outdoor spaces * Tips to keep your pets healthy, and the unwanted pests out naturally * Renovation ideas, naturally fresher indoor air, and safer sleeping options, * An 27 page extensive shopper?s guide to most trusted and best products every home needs Inside is also packed with over 40 featured contributions from renowned doctors, environmental scientists, and public-health experts like Dr. Harvey Karp, Dr Philip Landrigan, and William McDonough, as well as many celebrity parents like Gwyneth Paltrow, Tobey Maguire, Sheryl Crow, Erin Brockovich and Tom Hanks. A special featured contribution from First Lady Michelle Obama on her best ways of coping with her daughter?s asthma.
Healthy Children, Healthy Lives
by Rachel Robertson Sharon BergenHealthy Children, Healthy Lives helps improve the wellness of children, families, and early childhood professionals in early childhood programs. This series of checklists covers six components of wellness-nutrition and healthy eating habits; physical activity and fitness; emotional health and resilience; healthy care practices; safety and risk management; and leadership, management, and administration. Each research-based checklist provides built-in guidance for improvement, complements any high-quality curriculum, and aims to contribute to children's ability to thrive and experience joy in life and learning.
Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life: A Biblical Guide for Communicating Thoughts, Feelings, and Opinions with Grace, Truth, and Zero Regret
by Donna JonesAuthor, speaker, and pastor's wife Donna Jones gives women a practical, biblical blueprint for making regret-free choices in the middle of real-life conflict so they can exchange relational turmoil for personal and relational peace.We've all had moments where we look back on a conflict, shake our heads, and think, why did I handle it that way?With three decades of ministry experience, Donna Jones has had a front-row seat to--and been in the middle of--all kinds of conflict and she understands the regret, guilt, heartache, and hurt conflict can produce. But she also knows it's possible for God to use those chaotic, painful moments and turn them into opportunities for better connection with those around us. With encouragement, warmth, and wisdom, Donna shows readers how to navigate the stressful confusion conflict can bring and helps them todiscover the single most important quality necessary to handle conflict well;communicate thoughts, feelings, and opinions with grace, truth, and zero regret;be equipped to handle conflict in a God honoring way by exchanging conflict styles that hurt with conflict styles that heal; identify common conflict mistakes and prevent unnecessary disagreements and defeat; andstop being pulled into other people's drama and remain calm in the midst of chaos. Whether readers are dealing with daily disagreements or occasional blowups, Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life offers them a new paradigm, one where they learn how to honor God when they've been hurt, communicate when they'd rather retaliate, and move toward others when it seems easier to run away.
Healthy Cooking for Kids: Building Blocks for a Lifetime of Good Nutrition
by Shelly NullOur children are overfed and undernourished. Even if they are not living on pizza and ice cream, they may be eating foods that can have serious long-term effects on their health. An ever-growing body of research is revealing that the major diseases Americans suffer and die from are lifestyle related and to an extent preventable in that some of the root causes begin in childhood. Many cases of childhood imbalances, such as obesity, hyperactivity, dental problems, and learning disabilities can be aggravated by poor eating habits. Shelly Null has written a comprehensive guide to feeding children better, from the crib to young adulthood, without sacrificing flavor or fun, in Healthy Cooking for Kids: Building Blocks for a Lifetime of Good Nutrition.
The Healthy Divorce: Keys to Ending Your Marriage While Preserving Your Emotional Well-Being
by Lois GoldWhile divorce can be filled with anger, frustration, and bitterness, most divorcing couples want to end their marriage in a manner that preserves their dignity and emotional health, especially if there are children in the picture. They want to prevent irreparable damage to themselves and their children from a long, drawn-out, ugly battle. The Healthy Divorce provides them with the tools to more peacefully negotiate the difficult process of divorce. Filled with checklists, exercises, and rituals--as well as case histories of couples who have successfully used this positive approach--The Healthy Divorce is your essential guide to getting through your divorce without ruining your life or permanently harming your children. The Healthy Divorce empowers couples to negotiate, handle sensitive issues, and resolve conflicts in a way that allows them to emerge from divorce with their emotional well-being intact. The Healthy Divorce includes: * The seven keys to a healthy divorce * How to separate yourself from the marriage emotionally * How to best defuse a dispute before it escalates * The best way to handle an uncooperative ex
The Healthy Family Cookbook: Delicious, Nutritious Brunches, Lunches, Dinners, Snacks, and More for Everyone You Love
by National Heart, InstituteOver forty fun, fast, tasty, and healthy recipes for the whole family to enjoy together! If you feel challenged to serve your family healthy meals, much less to do it every day, The Healthy Family Cookbook is here to show you that nutritious food doesn’t have to be bland or take a long time and a lot of work to prepare—anyone can prepare healthy recipes that taste great and satisfy everyone, even the pickiest eaters. In these bright pages with full-color photographs, you’ll find over forty health-conscious recipes for a wide variety of kid-tested and kid-approved foods such as Southwestern Beef Roll-Ups, Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken, and Mexican Lasagna that are certain to be instant hits in any family! The foods within include healthy entrees, side dishes, and snacks that appeal to children and adults, all with recipes that are budget-friendly, multicultural, and quick and easy for even busy families to make. Each recipe was created to fit into any family’s healthy eating plan, with lean cuts of meat, a focus on whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, and lots of herbs and spices for bold flavor. And, with helpful tips for kids such as preparation notes and guides to the most leftover-friendly meals, these recipes offer a delicious way for your family to eat together in any circumstance.The Healthy Family Cookbook features fun and family-friendly recipes such as: Red, White, and Green Grilled CheeseDunkin’ Veggies and ChipsWow-y Maui Pasta SaladGrapesiclesCrunchy Chicken Fingers with Tangy Dipping SauceButtons-and-Bows PastaAnd many more!
Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook: Over 125 Delicious Recipes to Satisfy You, Nourish Baby, and Combat Common Pregnancy Discomforts
by Willow Jarosh Stephanie ClarkeEverybody tells pregnant women what they can't eat. Now, certified nutritionists and registered dietitians Stephanie Clarke and Willow Jarosh are here to tell them what they should! Featuring recipes for wholesome, unprocessed meals and snacks, accompanied by nutritional breakdowns and tips for the best ways to alleviate pesky pregnancy symptoms, Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook is the go-to guide for new moms throughout pregnancy and after.Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook is the perfect guide for pregnant women. Full of humor, heart, and wisdom, it promotes clean eating and the idea that using food as medicine is the best remedy for dealing with the symptoms that occur most during pregnancy--such as swollen ankles, bloating, and more. Leg cramps? Sit back with an Orange Carrot Cream Smoothie. Constipated? Try a Sweet & Salty Popcorn Trail Mix. Exhausted? Put your partner to work on a 3-Minute Salsa and Cheddar Microwave Egg Sandwich. There are also recipes for nausea, water retention, and heartburn, as well as nibbles sure to satisfy even the most bizarre cravings, prep ahead recipes for after the baby arrives and time is precious, and power meals made for moms who are breastfeeding. Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook will help new parents make smart and satisfying food choices whether dining in or out, before and after the kiddo arrives. The perfect gift for any new parent, it is sure to help make pregnancy healthier, happier, and even more delicious.
The Healthy Kids Cookbook: Prize-Winning Recipes for Sliders, Chili, Tots, Salads, and More for Every Family
by Team Nutrition USDAThirty fun, fast, healthy, kid-tested and approved recipes for the whole family! If you’re looking for a collection of delicious, nutritious recipes that kids will love, look no further than The Healthy KidsCookbook! In these bright pages with full-color photographs, you’ll find thirty health-conscious recipes for a wide variety of delectable foods, and with fun names such as Porcupine Sliders, Smokin’ Powerhouse Chili, and Squish Squash Lasagna, even picky eaters are sure to love this cookbook’s meals. The recipes within serve six, include no more than fifteen commonly available ingredients, and are easy for families and home cooks to prepare. Even better, all of these healthy meals are low in total fat, saturated fat, sugar, and sodium, and each one features foods that children and adults alike should eat more of, including nutrient-rich vegetables, beans and peas, and whole grains. They’re perfect for growing kids, health-conscious families, and anyone who enjoys tasty food that’s good for you!The Healthy Kids Cookbook features fun and kid-friendly recipes such as: Oodles of NoodlesTasty TotsEagle PizzaRainbow RiceHarvest DelightStir-Fried Green Rice, Eggs, and HamConfetti SoupAnd many more!
Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician's Guide to Whole Child Resilience
by Elisa Song M.D.Do you want to know the key to raising resilient kids, from the inside out? In this groundbreaking, evidence-based guide to raising healthy kids in our modern world, Dr. Elisa Song bridges the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics and delivers a clear roadmap to help kids thrive.Raising healthy, happy kids shouldn’t be so hard. Yet, despite living in what should be a golden age of medicine, our children are sicker than ever. At least 1 in 5 kids has eczema, and 1 in 10 has asthma, ADHD, or anxiety—and sometimes they have all of the above. Many parents are at a loss for who to turn to for trusted advice—advice that takes a root-cause, holistic approach to whole child resilience, but doesn’t dismiss the value of conventional pediatrics.Enter Elisa Song, MD, a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained pediatrician, one of the foremost pioneers and trusted experts in pediatric integrative and functional medicine. Drawing on extensive research and over 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Song explains why your child’s gut microbiome holds the key to lifelong wellness. She shares her proven and practical plan for building physical and emotional resilience from the inside out. You will discover how to:Optimize your child’s microbiome with 5 simple steps.Empower your kids so they want to make healthy choices (and you don’t have to nag).Heal your child’s gut to get to the root cause of their chronic health concerns.Feel calm and confident using safe and effective natural therapies when your kids are sick, with an A-to-Z guide to the top 25 acute childhood ailments.Complete with helpful quizzes, exercises, protocols, and dozens of delicious, gut-friendly recipes, Healthy Kids, Happy Kids is a comprehensive, yet simple roadmap to raising resilient kids in our not-so-simple world. Thanks to Dr. Song, parents (and practitioners) finally have the power to revolutionize the future of children’s health so that their kids can thrive—no matter what life throws their way.
Healthy Kids, Happy Moms: 7 Steps to Heal and Prevent Common Childhood Illnesses
by Sheila Kilbane, MDIn Healthy Kids, Happy Moms, integrative pediatrician Sheila Kilbane, MD, shares the methodology she&’s developed over almost twenty years of practicing medicine: a seven-step process that can begin to heal your child&’s chronic illness from the inside out.This book will equip you with the information and tools you need to transform your child&’s health, including:how to understand your child&’s medical history and how seemingly different issues are relatedthe role of inflammation in recurrent childhood illnesseshow to uncover the root of your child&’s inflammation, which drives recurrent illnessesthe important role gut health plays in overall healthwhat nutrients your child might be deficient in and what foods he or she may need more ofhow to find good quality supplements for your child when neededthirty-two kid-friendly recipes to help even the busiest families make significant changesIf you&’re weary from dragging your child to endless doctor appointments and administering medication after medication, let Dr. Kilbane help you take control of your child&’s health.
The Healthy Lunchbox
by Fiona BeckettSimple solutions for your child&’s midday meal from an award-winning food journalist!The Healthy Lunchbox is full of suggestions and ideas to help you provide your child with an appetizing and appealing meal each day. It covers: why many lunchboxes are unhealthy, and what a healthy lunch should consist ofwhat size portions children (and adults) of different ages should havesuggestions about seasonality, variety, and encouraging kids to experimenthow to personalize a lunchbox and make it special—and get kids involved in making their ownhow to deal with overweight, underweight, and super-fussy eatersfood safety and hygiene With fun facts included about what children from other countries take to school, the book also provides a plan for a week&’s meals on the basis of one or two shopping expeditions, and a table with a month&’s suggestions for lunch boxes.
The Healthy Lunchtime Cookbook: Award-Winning Recipes from and for Kids
by Let's Move InitiativeFifty-Six Fun, Fast, and Delicious Recipes from Kid Chefs for the Whole Family to Enjoy Together! As part of former First Lady Michelle Obama&’s Let&’s Move! Campaign, the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge invited kids across the United States to submit their own tasty, healthy, and creative lunch recipes. For five years, winners were chosen from all fifty states, as well as each of the territories and the District of Columbia, to create delicious and distinctive cookbooks full of nutritious, kid-tested and kid-approved lunchtime meals. Now, The Healthy Lunchtime Cookbook brings you fifty-six of the best Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Recipes from kid chefs around the country. In these bright pages with full-color photographs, you&’ll find terrific recipes for a variety of kid-favorite foods, including American Flag Ravioli, Watermelon Salad, and West Wing Chicken with Secret Service Noodles! Every recipe has been designed to be budget-friendly, healthy, fun, and delicious for kids and adults, so they&’re sure to be hits with everyone. Introduced with letters from former First Lady Michelle Obama and award-winning chef Rachael Ray, The Healthy Lunchtime Cookbook features creative and kid-friendly recipes such as: Green Chicken Wrap and Fruit-tacular SaladKorean Lentil PattiesCarolina Shrimp Tacos with Pineapple SalsaTex-Mex Veg-Head LasagnaSuper Stuffed SquashVeggie-Packed Indian LentilsAnd many more!
Healthy Me, Healthy Us: Your Relationships Are Only as Strong as You Are
by Les Parrott Leslie Parrott#1 New York Times bestselling authors and renowned psychologists Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott share the single most important secret to happy relationships.Relationships are rife with disappointment--but they are also the primary source of personal happiness. So it is no surprise that the number one question Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott hear over and over is, What's the single most important thing you can do for your relationships? After over twenty-five years of researching, writing, and speaking on this subject, in Healthy Me, Healthy Us the Parrotts have whittled down their answer to the truth contained in this single sentence: if you try to build intimacy with another person before you have gotten whole on your own, all your relationships become an attempt to complete yourself. Relationship skills, tips, and tactics? Sure. They have their place. But meaningful relationships--the kind we all long for--grow from something deeper, something stronger, something that has more to do with being than doing.This groundbreaking book provides the three hallmarks to psychological, emotional, and spiritual health, pointing the way to true and lasting wholeness that can revolutionize every relationship you attempt to build.
Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby
by Siobhan DolanHaving a baby is one of nature's true blessings and miracles. And yet when it comes to getting the facts about pregnancy, it becomes complicated. What you want to have at your fingertips is the most accurate, accessible, up-to-date pregnancy health information available. And now you do. Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby is a no-nonsense, fact-based guide that empowers every mom-to-be. The choices you make, starting now, can have a major impact on your pregnancy and your baby's health. No matter where you start, these clear explanations, research-based advice, and smart recommendations from a leading expert will provide everything you need to know to have a smooth, energetic, joyful pregnancy. Brought to you by the nation's most trusted source on pregnancy, the March of Dimes, which has devoted billions to support scientific research and discover the best health practices for babies and moms, Healthy Mom, Health Baby is the essential guide for any mom-to-be.
Healthy Mum, Happy Baby: How to Feed Yourself When You're Breastfeeding Your Baby
by Annemarie Tempelman-KluitThe indispensable cookbook designed for the demanding, chaotic and sleep-deprived days of new motherhood. Mothers-to-be read all the manuals and are diligent about eating well and getting enough exercise, fully aware that their health directly affects their baby's development. But what about after the baby is born? How can an exhausted new mother who is low on energy and time still manage to eat healthily? For new mothers, especially those who are breastfeeding, maternal health is more important than ever, and yet during those first few weeks of hazy, blurry,"What am I doing?" chaos, it can be tough to find the time or inclination to look after oneself. Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit, a new mum roaming the house at 3:00 a.m., desperately trying to find something, ANYTHING, to eat, decided she wanted to make mothers' lives easier as they learned to cope with their new, harried schedules. Consulting other parents, as well as breastfeeding and nutritional experts, Annemarie began to devise strategies for fast, easy and healthy eating. Healthy Mum, Happy Baby is packed with creative, delicious recipes that don't require exact measurements and won't be ruined if they aren't served immediately (while you deal with the cranky baby), as well as big-batch meals for the freezer, time-saving tips on how to stock your pantry before baby and useful ideas for healthy snacks you can eat one-handed while you nurse. You'll find the most current breastfeeding guidelines from the Canadian Paediatric Society, up-to-date information on toxins in breast milk, the scoop on omega-3s, and even a few ideas for reclaiming a bit of your life before baby. The perfect shower or baby gift, Healthy Mum, Happy Baby is a practical, invaluable resource for every new mother.
Healthy Posture for Babies and Children: Tools for Helping Children to Sit, Stand, and Walk Naturally
by Kathleen Porter Peggy O’maraA manual for parents, teachers, and kids to restore their natural alignment• Explores the principles of natural alignment in accessible ways to share with children• Details simple and fun exercises--for kids and adults alike--that “remind” the body of its natural patterns and movements• Explains how innate movements and natural alignment play an essential role in the development of a fully functioning body and nervous systemBabies and toddlers develop naturally healthy alignment by moving in instinctive ways. Their posture is easy and relaxed, founded on correct pelvic positioning and deep core muscles to hold their bodies upright. Yet, as evidenced by the slouching epidemic seen in school-age children, most kids lose this natural alignment early in life, often due to an overreliance on strollers, baby seats, and bucket-style carriers during infancy and the reluctance to put babies on their bellies because of widespread fear of SIDS. In this richly illustrated manual for parents, teachers, and kids themselves, movement educator and researcher Kathleen Porter explains how to relearn natural alignment with a simple movement routine that “reminds” the body of its natural patterns. Detailing the principles of natural alignment in accessible ways to share with children, she also explores research on the importance of “tummy time” and how the movement patterns present at birth act as an engine that activates neural pathways to key areas of the brain. In this way, movement plays an essential role in the development of a fully functioning nervous system, coordinated muscle tone, and a strong, internal core that stabilizes the spine and prepares the baby for the soon-to-be-acquired upright position. The author explains how many children who struggle with a growing number of neurodevelopmental challenges, including autism, learning disabilities, and ADHD, also exhibit poor muscle tone, lack of core development, and difficulties with balance and coordination.With a multitude of easy-to-follow principles and exercises--far more fun and effective than the futile mantra of “sit up straight”--Kathleen Porter provides a detailed road map for parents, teachers, and health professionals to learn how to guide children back to their natural posture by inhabiting their bodies mindfully for a lifetime of easy movement, strength, and energetic vitality--the hallmarks of enduring good health.
The Healthy Pregnancy Book: Month by Month, Everything You Need to Know from America's Baby Experts
by William Sears Martha Sears Bj Snell Linda HoltFrom "the man who remade motherhood" (Time) comes the definitive guide to having a healthy pregnancy--and a healthy baby.THE HEALTHY PREGNANCY BOOK guides expectant mothers and fathers through all stages of pregnancy from preconception through birth, focusing on how to enhance the health of mother and baby. In this uniquely authoritative and comprehensive month-by-month guide, the Searses address emotional and physical changes that take place during pregnancy, baby's brain development, healthy pregnancy habits, pregnancy superfoods, optimal weight gain, fitness, managing stress, sleep, choosing the right healthcare provider, birthing choices, the transition into parenthood, engaging personal stories, and more. Overflowing with the most up-to-date information, digestible and doable tips, and advice for every worry--and written in the Searses' trademark reassuring tone that makes their books long-term bestsellers--THE HEALTHY PREGNANCY BOOK is the must-have resource to fit the greater demands of today's savvy parents.
Healthy, Quick & Easy Baby Food: 100 Naturally Wholesome, No-Fuss Purees, Finger Foods and Toddler Meals
by Kathryn DohertyNourish your baby at every stage!It doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming to feed your little one.You want fresh, unprocessed foods for your baby, but you need it to be quick and easy. With very few ingredients per recipe, you can have a healthy and simple meal for your baby without any stress.Healthy, Quick & Easy Baby Foods provides 100 recipes to walk you through every stage of your baby's developing palate. Learn how to start your baby on purées and to quickly recognize food allergies. Slowly add ingredients to develop their palate--no picky eaters in the house! Recipes progress to include varieties of textures and finger foods so your growing eater learns a sense of independence and excitement about food. Finally, toddler meals and snacks can be enjoyed by the whole family!Every recipe includes nutritional tags so you can easily choose meals suitable for your baby.