Parents role in child dental care is very important for child ages up to five years old. This is because young children do not have the manual dexterity required to brush teeth effectively.
The key to establishing good child dental care is by starting an oral care program early. In fact, the American Dental Association suggests that you begin cleaning your baby’s mouth the first few days after birth.
National 5 A Day Week has an important goal, getting people to eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
Meeting this goal will help you stay within the Food Guide Pyramid guidelines of eating 3-5 servings of vegetables and 2-4 servings of fruit.
But how do you get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables, especially when they may only want to eat chicken nuggets and french fries and you are not supposed to force kids to ‘clean their plate’ or make meals a power struggle?
All children have fears at some point in their life and it is usually considered to be a normal part of development. These fears are only abnormal if they are persistent or keep the child overly preoccupied with the subject that is feared, so that it interferes with normal activities, if the child can not be reassured or distracted away from the fear (becoming a phobia), or if it is an irrational fear. Whether or not a fear is irrational depends on a child’s age and developmental level.
Why it happens
You put your toddler to bed at 8:30 at night. You hug him, kiss him, and wish him sweet dreams. It’s been a long day. The dinner dishes await you, your spouse has to pay the bills, the dog needs to be walked, the cat needs to be fed, and you haven’t had a moment to sit down and put your feet up. But nope — instead of spending the rest of the night catching up on your chores and spending some precious time with your partner, you’re in and out of your child’s room, cajoling him to go to sleep. He finally does — three hours later. Sound familiar? You’d be surprised at just how many of your fellow parents face this scenario night after night.
At Three Years, Your Child will Likely…
Physical Development:
Run well.
March.
Stand on one foot briefly.
Feed himself well.
Put on shoes and stockings.
Unbutton and button his clothes.
Be able to build a tower of 10 cubes.
Be able to pour from a pitcher.
Use crayons.
Jump up and down.
Begin pedaling a riding toy (tricycle.)
Throw a big ball and catch it.
Sort two objects that match.
Social & Emotional Development: