Childhood

Stages of the Life cycle: Childhood

● Questions are to be done in GROUPS. ● 1 member of each group is to type the groups answers ● Each group choose a 1 colour.
 * INSTRUCTIONS**

1. Briefly describe why childhood is a significant time in development? -Because people grow most in their childhood and it's important that they begin healthy habits at their young age.

2. Read the fact sheet ‘ Children's diet’ from Betterhealth, what are the main ideas discussed in this fact sheet? Summarize and discuss with your group the important facts from the article. -It talks about how important it is to get your children to eat fruit and vegetables. It says that you should lead by example and eat healthy foods yourself and that you should present the food nicely so it makes kids want to eat it.

3. List some of the suggestions that the fact sheet tells parents to do with their children? Why do you think this is done? [|http][|://][|www][|.][|betterhealth][|.][|vic][|.][|gov][|.][|au][|/][|bhcv][|2/][|bhcpdf][|.][|nsf][|/][|ByPDF][|/][|Childrens][|_][|diet][|_][|fruit][|_][|and][|_][|vegetables][|/$][|File][|/][|Childrens][|_][|diet][|_][|fruit][|_][|and][|_][|vegetables][|.][|pdf] -It says that parents should try to sneak in as much fruit and vegetables into their childrens food as they can. ALso, they should lead by example and cook healthy meals for the family, and encourage healthy snacks.

4. What are some healthy eating tips that Woolworths Healthy Eating suggest that parents should incorporate in their child’s diet. List these in bullet points below: []

● //example// Drink water, instead of fruit juices ●Eat variety of foods.
 * Healthy Eating Tips for Children:**

5. Use the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating guideline create a two day meal plan for a child between the ages of 4-7 years old and 8-11 years. Make sure your group incorporates the the correct serving recommendations. Be creative in your meal planning/ use images of recipes or snacks to illustrate your answer. The link is below. Use the following link and page use the table on PAGE 20 to help you with your meal planning.

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Group 1


 * || Menu Plan (4-7 years old)  ||  Menu Plan (8-11 years old)  ||
 * Breakfast || Soft boiled egg and bread. ||  ||
 * Recess/ Snacks ||  ||   ||
 * Lunch ||  ||   ||
 * Dinner ||  ||   ||

Group 2


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 * Breakfast ||  ||   ||
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 * Lunch ||  ||   ||
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Group 3


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Group 4


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Group 5


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 * Dinner ||  ||   ||

Group 6


 * || Menu Plan ( 4-7 years old) || Menu Plan ( 8-11 years old ||
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 * Dinner ||  ||   ||

6. Read the following article: “Children Getting Fatter” 7. [|http][|://][|www][|.][|news][|.][|com][|.][|au][|/][|national][|/][|aussie][|-][|kids][|-][|getting][|-][|fatter][|-][|faster][|-][|than][|-][|us][|/][|story][|-][|e][|6][|frfkvr][|-1225884657955]

8. Discuss in your groups the amount of money you spend on junk food throughout your school week. List some figures down.

9. What factors contribute to the this unhealthy eating?

10. From the article come up with THREE healthy canteen foods that can be targeted to primary school students.

Group 1


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Group 2


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Group 3


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Group 4


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Group 5


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Group 6


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In your table groups create a short presentation (using KEY NOTE ) about the importance of healthy eating targeting children from the ages 4 to 12 years old. Be creative in your approach, add videos, images, texts and bright colours to convey your message.

Pre-schoolers ( 4-5 years old) School age kids ( 6-11 years old)