Multicultural Childhood

Virus Infections   Today, a friend was concerned about this disease, her baby went to the doctor and found this diagnosis. Coxsackievirus is a virus, that belongs to a family of nonenveloped, linear, positive-sense ssRNA viruses; Picornaviridae and the genus Enterovirus, which also includes poliovirus and echovirus. Enteroviruses are among the most common and important human pathogens, and ordinarily, their members are transmitted by the fecal-oral route. Coxsackieviruses share many characteristics with poliovirus. With the control of poliovirus infections in much of the world, more attention has been focused on understanding the nonpolio enteroviruses such as coxsackievirus. Coxsackieviruses are among the leading causes of aseptic meningitis (the other usual suspects being echovirus and mumps virus) Coxsackieviruses are divided into group A and group B viruses. The most well-known  Coxsackie A disease is Hand, foot, and mouth disease (unrelated to hoof and m...

Where Child Care Offers Activities and Experience in Multiculturalism What are the things you are doing to put about it first, to make it clear that all people can and should be represented in children's services? It is important to think about what we understand by "culture" because it is the main part of "multiculturalism." Multiculturalism means that there are many different types of cultures in our society. A very broad definition of culture is that it refers to the things we do to exchange our identities; It is a process, a lived experience, and continuous practice. The culture is created by individuals and groups and is transmitted in some form from generation to generation. A multicultural society is one in which a variety of different cultural groups coexist harmoniously free, to maintain their distinctive religious, linguistic, or social customs, equal as individuals in their access to: Appropriate resources and services for them and their nee...

Toddlers, Have their Own Innate Nature to Adapt to Sleep? During this period of Toddler, the physical activity gradually recedes, also the physical and intellectual is a gradual approach to quiet privacy. It is advisable, at the same time to be favoring permanency for the child in the bedroom, reducing the intensity of environmental stimuli such as lights and noise. We must be preparing the entire atmosphere  Children regularly in their biological rhythms, especially  toddlers have an innate disposition to organize their own twilight, accept all the rules on hours of sleep and sleep calm and confident.  But there are others who just take advantage of the darkness to go to sleep . the lights and the TV. By doing this, babies make endless trips in search of parents and another set of obstacles that deprive them of sleep. They never fall asleep at the time. Within all this ritual of sleep, a favorite pillow, pieces of blanket, a diaper, a doll, stuffed an...

I found in my experience working as a nurse in the area of pediatrician also for many years in Child Care Centers which gave me the opportunity to communicate with close parents,  who said have a problem at bedtime of their infants that do not sleep enough. There are infants who fall asleep easily and others, however, are particularly difficult to sleep, with all attempts to achieve no success. Is that there are no magic formulas and why parents should be patient and wait until this problem goes away, but always offering their children the necessary tranquility so that they can fall asleep, little by little avoiding all kinds of disturbances. Establishing a bedtime ritual, which involves respecting meal times also bath is a great prediction to achieve the goal that the child settles go to sleep, but always keep in mind that the temperamental factor affects every individual. Some need more get time to sleep than others taking shortly simply. Nighttime sleep is preced...

Infants and Toddlers Life in Different Cultures I n my opinion of all cultures of the countries of South America and North America, Infants and Toddlers are different. Raising children to this stage in both areas of the continent has the importance of "Growth and Development of Child and Adolescent” which this population will be very determinant to have a healthy nation. I want to talk over biological and physiological factors naturally without attribution to the exogenous social aspects such as economic and political influence are also involved to a healthy population that is due to three orders of reasons: 1) Reason it depends on the child's normal development 2) Reasons depending on their psychological health and biological living environment 3) Reasons that depend on the school and the learning conditions and pedagogy from the schools But I would like to detail the differences in the upbringing of these children by their mothers, how they nurturin...

Children's Rights in all Cultures Every day you see or hear in the world the abuses against children in all cultures . One day forget what we were and what we wanted or did not have that lack of respect and consideration, just for the reasons for lack of a modern evolution? Since the enactment of the 1989 Convention has been adapting domestic legislation to the principles enshrined in the Declaration. Although legislation and the legal system of each country are usually different, almost all the countries have been devoting special measures for their protection, the legislative and even constitutional rights. Among the Rights of the Child are: 1. Children have the right to life. 2. Children have the right to play. 3. Children have the right to freedom and to share their views with others. 4. Children have the right to make known their views and express their ideas. 5. Children have the right to a family. 6. Children are entitled to protection during arm...

What Researchers Found About Soda and Juices? Expert’s surveyed students asked them how many sweetened soft drinks were made by day, and then subjected them to a standard questionnaire used to assess mental health. Young people reported no breakfast or lunch was located between the main consumers of industrial juices and soda, revealed the team led by Dr. Lars Lien of the University of Oslo. "There was a strong association between the consumption of soft drinks and problems of mental health in the tenth-grade boys", wrote the report published in American Journal of   Public Health   researchers. Those young people not taking soft drinks were more prone to moderate consumers to have symptoms of mental health, said, experts. However, those who drank the softest drinks - more than six weeks - had the highest records of these disadvantages in the diets of adolescents.  Many young people were consuming too many sugary drinks. "A simple and effective to reduce...

Prevention of Obesity The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity , especially among the low-income and racial and ethnic populations at the highest risk for obesity Study Finds Food Companies Aggressively Market Least Healthy Cereals to Children The findings are part of an extensive analysis of children's cereals conducted by researchers at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity . As part of the RWJF-funded Cereal FACTS ( Food Advertising to Children and Teens Score ) project. The results of this study; were presented at the 2009 Obesity Society Meeting in Washington, D.C. To share info Build a Healthy Diet with Smart Shopping . Share this article.

Advice Nutrition For  Mothers • Adopt conscious of knowledge about nutrition • Get a pyramidal nutritional and handy • Take action to get time planning your weekly meals • Provide sufficient variety of recipes • Combine industrial foods with naturals • Watch the portion of food for your family members • Take time to cook – this is the primordial key Don't  be lazy to cook for your loving family and  explain the nutrition of the contents and benefits for their bodies in general to your children at the table at dinner time and  also in the market store when you are motivated to accompany you to the supermarket to choose the healthiest food Virtual campaign to share - Share this article.

Food and Pre-School Now there is talk about low nutrition in preschool centers in areas of social poverty, especially in developing countries since it is a very compressive factor, that many factors are not accessible in preschool centers and in their homes, determining fewer advantages because many variants of a vulnerable population; but we also have to know that they do not have the same food does not reach many rural centers, but it is being prioritized in many countries to develop and implement in the preschool of this social level, to participate in the bills of nutrition programs, to improve food in this social level class That will be better if you can see some variety of meals introduced with proteins, carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits with some presentation dishes that contain the necessary nutrients for the normal development of these preschoolers with traditional and typical dishes from their own region as well as food outside the region of. It h...

Where is the reality of the nutrition problem in the United States? I was watching the meals that they bring every day from home, especially in private preschools, it is no exaggeration to say that every day they were the same food apple sauce, french fries, cereals, of any color, milk, bottled juice, macaroni and cheese, and ham sandwich; Also in the preschool, any type of cookies or popcorn was offered as a snack, so as you can see this meal is 5 days a week, I also heard that parents comment so many times about what they eat at home! Pizza! By my logic, I also understand and believe. what will you ask yourself? What happens to these mothers? Where is the responsibility? They have money!! I think it's about finding out if this is North American-style food? So what are the inconveniences and factors here? Supposedly more of the parents are professionals. So where does the problem begin? Why are our congressional representatives so worried about spending more money or increasi...

Pandemic of Obesity After I was listening on TV S-SPAN panel with the Agriculture and Nutrition Department of America about Pandemic of Obesity or Mal- Nutritional of the children. THE World Health Organization declared obesity a global epidemic with Major health implications.1 According to the 1999–2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm), the prevalence Of overweight or obesity in children and youth in the United States is over 45%, A value that has tripled since the 1960s.The health implications of this epidemic are profound. Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obstructive Sleep apnea, nonalcoholic state o hepatitis, poor self-esteem, and a lower Health-related quality of life is among the comorbidities seen more commonly in Affected children and youth in their metabolism. My opinion, as I have many years to work very closely with children from 6 months to 13 years old. In those years I worked i...

Colours   Food Additives with  Hyperactivity   The child shows signs of hyperactivity or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), you should try to avoid giving your child the following artificial colour's, because this might help improve their  behaviour Sunset yellow Quinoline yellow Carmoisine Allura red Tartrazine Ponceau   These colours are used in a number of foods, including soft drinks, sweets, cakes and ice cream. When colours are used in food, they must be declared in the list of ingredients as ‘colours’, plus either their name or E number. ( E110), (E104),(E122), (E129), (E102)and  4R (E124) If any of the six colours listed above are in the  food or drink , the food label must also have a specific warning saying that the colours ‘may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children. If you choose to avoid certain additives, you can do this by checking the label . If you buy any foods that are sol...

High Consumption of  Sugar With  Hyperactivity During the years working in the area of the educational Pre-school, I saw excessive consumption of sugar in the different foods such as juice of bottle, fruit desserts, cookies, Candies sweet biscuits and many early consuming gum which were part of this come from their homes also offered in the school with frequently. I found this search of the consumption of sugar and beverages that determine mental health problems especially in this stage of the children with hyperactivity.  Which, I support in that research of study. High Consumption of Sugar with Mental Health problems By British Journal of Medicine Study links. A group of teenagers from consumed sugar drinks recorded many mental problems including hyperactivity and anguish, reported Norwegian researchers. A study of more than 5,000 young people from 15 to 16 years showed a clear and direct partnership between intake of soft drinks and hyperactivity and a mor...

What is Exactly Hyperactivity? Hyperactivity is a general term used to describe behavioral difficulties affecting learning, memory, movement, language, emotional responses, and sleep patterns. In the context of this advice, it is when a child is overactive, can not concentrate, and acts on sudden wishes without thinking about alternatives. T he Experts think it affects the figures are higher in the United States. and 2 to 5% of children in the US ADHD is more than just hyperactive behavior. It is linked to a specific pattern of behavior, including reduced attention span and difficulties concentrating such that they affect the child’s ability to learn and function at school and at home Children with ADHD often have learning difficulties and behavioral problems. But It is important to remember that hyperactivity is also associated with many other factors in addition to additives. These include premature birth, genetics, and the upbringing of the woman. But pare...