NUTR 2050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Fine Motor Skill, Saturated Fat, Rary
9 Sep 2014
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Children continue to grow and develop physically, cognitively, and emotionally during the toddler and preschool-age years, adding many new skills rapidly with time. Learning to enjoy new foods and developing feeding skills are important components of this period of increasing independence and exploration. Children have an innate ability to self-regulate food intake. Parents and caretakers need to provide children nutritious foods and let children decide how much to eat. Parents and caretakers have tremendous influence on children"s development of appropriate eating, physical activity, and other health behaviours and habits formed during the toddler and preschool years. Growth velocity: the rate of growth over time. Toddlers: children between the ages of 1 and 3 years. Gross motor skills: development and use of large muscle groups as exhibited by walking alone, running, walking up stairs, riding a tricycle, hopping, and skipping. Fine motor skills: development and use of smaller muscle groups demonstrated by stacking objects, scribbling, and copying a circle or square.
