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Feeney, Stephanie; Freeman, Nancy K. – Young Children, 2012
This month's Focus on Ethics asks readers to consider a situation involving a program director's efforts to provide children with a healthy diet in response to growing concerns about childhood obesity. The situation discussed here arose when a mother who was new to a childhood program, and who had a limited mastery of English, brought in a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Children, Ethics, Early Childhood Education
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Wishon, Phillip M.; And Others – Young Children, 1983
The reasons for obesity are identified and its prevention and treatment in children are described through discussions of infant care, eating habits, nutrition, exercise, and family support. (BJD)
Descriptors: Children, Early Experience, Eating Habits, Exercise
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Birch, Leann L.; And Others – Young Children, 1995
Reviews what is known about the factors that influence child's food-acceptance patterns, including children's sensory responsiveness, innate preferences, and ability to learn about food; the consequences of eating; and the effect of child-feeding practices on children's food-acceptance patterns. Suggests that early experience contributes to the…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Child Development, Child Health, Children