Description
Product ID: | 9781032479545 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Little Minds Matter |
Title: | Promoting Physical Development and Activity in Early Childhood |
Subtitle: | Practical Ideas for Early Years Settings |
Authors: | Author: Ben Langdown, Lucy Rodriguez Leon, Joanne Josephidou, Jane Dorrian, Jackie Musgrave |
Page Count: | 22 |
Subjects: | Educational strategies and policy, Educational strategies & policy, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching of students with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties, Pre-school & kindergarten, Primary & middle schools, Teaching of specific groups & persons with special educational needs, Teaching of students with emotional & behavioural difficulties |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Getting young children active and supporting their physical development is essential for their all-round development. This book increases readers' understanding to support young children’s development, health, and wellbeing. Grounded in best practice, it is essential reading for early years educators and parents and carers of young children. Getting young children active and supporting their physical development right from the start is essential for children’s all-round development and good health. However, children’s levels of physical activity are declining. This book helps readers increase their understanding to support young children’s overall development, health, and wellbeing. Breaking current physical activity guidelines into bite-size chunks, the book provides key advice on caring for and educating babies and young children on how to meet the recommended amount of physical activity each day. Current research is accessibly explored, including links with screen time and neuroscience, and informs a range of flexible, open-ended activities and practical strategies to use in every early years setting. Chapters include:
Grounded in best practice for supporting physical development in the early years and working with parents, this book is essential reading for trainee and practising early years educators, as well as parents and carers of young children. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2024-04-11 |