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.
At Four Years, Your Child will Likely…
Physical Development:
Stand on one leg.
Jump up and down.
Draw a circle and a cross.
Be self-sufficient in many routines of home life.
Skip on one foot.
Cut with scissors (not well.)
Be able to wash and dry his face.
Dress himself (except ties.)
Be able to do a standing broad jump.
Throw balls overhand.
Have a high motor drive.
Draw simple circles and stick figure people.
Climb up and down a slide by himself.
Use the toilet with just a little help.
Social & Emotional Development:
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: