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Providing for Physical Needs of Middle Childhood

Providing for Physical Needs of Middle Childhood. Roberta Stoebner Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher. Encouraging Health & Safety Practices Includes. Diet Physical activity Health habits that affect their weight, posture, complexion, hair, and energy levels.

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Providing for Physical Needs of Middle Childhood

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  1. Providing for Physical Needs of Middle Childhood Roberta Stoebner Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher

  2. Encouraging Health & Safety Practices Includes • Diet • Physical activity • Health habits that affect their weight, posture, complexion, hair, and energy levels. • Adults can promote safe living habits by explaining good habits, • setting examples, and • offering chances fro practice

  3. Healthful Diet • Diet plan for 6 to 8 year old physically active for 60 minutes http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/results/MyDailyFoodPlan_2000_6to8yr.pdf Diet plan for 9 to 17 year old physically active for 60 minutes http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/results/MyDailyFoodPlan_2000_9to17yr.pdf

  4. Healthy Eating Tips • Avoid junk food (food high in calories, but low in nutrients) because they lead to: obesity tooth decay loss of appetite for eating nourishing food

  5. Healthy snacks

  6. Physical Activity • Minimum of 60 minutes per day • Minimize TV, video games, & computer game time

  7. Sleep Needs • 6 & 7 year olds need 10.5 to 11 hours • 8 to 9 year olds need 10 to 10.5 hours • 10 to 12 year olds need 9.5 to 10 hours

  8. Consequences from lack of sleep • Unable to concentrate which affects learning ability & quality of work • More likely to be overweight • More irritable • More prone to bullying others

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