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Early Childhood |
| Education and Care News |
| June 25, 2019 |
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Kia ora, this week interesting new research on the amazing power of using age appropriate messaging to broaden children's taste horizons, and an important reminder about the importance of play from the experts at Australia's Charles Sturt University.
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Moon squirters and broccoli trees
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The power of child focused language
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Licensing criteria specified by the Department of Education mandate that early childhood services provide healthy food appropriate to the nutritional needs of each child and in services where food is provided by parents, the service encourages and promotes healthy eating guidelines.
This is a considerable responsibility and it can be challenging for educators to know which foods to offer children and how much they are consuming. In addition, food refusal among preschoolers is common and this can make the introduction of new and/or unusual foods hard work.
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Let them Play
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Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop
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We've all heard of play - it's that thing children do. The diverse range of unstructured, spontaneous activities and behaviours. Children play in many ways, including by exploring movements, constructing with equipment, creating games, using imagination and chasing others around a playground.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child recognises play as every child's basic right. But play is becoming extinct and global studies across generations have confirmed outdoor children's play has been declining, across all age groups, for decades.
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