xiii Health Policies and Practices . . . . . 14 Conducting Daily Health Checks . . . 32 Observing Developmental Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Nutrition and Brain Development . . . 68 Failure to Thrive (FTT). . . . . . . . . 91 Delays in Speech and Language . . 115 Reducing Staff Stress . . . . . . . . 124 Healthful Activities for School-Age Children . . . . . . . 142 Sanitizing Surfaces . . . . . . . . . 172 Preventing Computer Vision Syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Poison Proofi ng. . . . . . . . . . . 214 Avoiding BPA. . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Serving Milk in Early Childhood Programs . . . . . . . 239 Doctor and Dental Visits . . . . . . 253 Peanut Allergies . . . . . . . . . . 271 Signs of Unhealthy Self-Esteem . . . 292 Helping Children Cope with Trauma . . . . . . . . 311 Allergies and Classroom Pets . . . . 327 Using Potty Chairs . . . . . . . . . 344 Teaching About Health Through Daily Routines. . . . . . 354 Art Therapy for Young Children . . . 380 Using Books to Teach About Health . . . . . . . . . . 406 Feature Contents Learn More About... Learn More About... Children Lacking Adult Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . 600 Hearing Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 Conferences and Culture . . . . . . 655 Supporting Absent Parents . . . . . 657 Finalizing Your Portfolio . . . . . . . 690 Kindergarten Programs . . . . . . . . . 8 NAFCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using Video Cameras for Anecdotal Records . . . . . . . . . 57 Principles of Development. . . . . . . 67 Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development . . . . . . . . 77 Learning Standards . . . . . . . . . . 79 Object Permanence . . . . . . . . . 93 Body Language. . . . . . . . . . . 109 Imitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Achievement and Motivation . . . . 143 The Infl uence of Space on Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Toys and Self-Esteem . . . . . . . . 190 Informing Staff About Toxic Substances . . . . . . . . . 217 Safe School Gardens . . . . . . . . 236 Keeping a Medication Log . . . . . 251 Sprains, Strains, and Fractures . . . 261 Nonverbal Communication . . . . . 280 Cooking Area Limits . . . . . . . . 326 Responses to the Schedule . . . . . 336 Celebrating Holidays . . . . . . . . 365 Preventing Glue Messes. . . . . . . 386 Rainbow Stew . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Making Felt Figures. . . . . . . . . 417 Making a Puppet Stage . . . . . . . 433 Left-Handed Children. . . . . . . . 444 Writing Numerals. . . . . . . . . . 465 Classroom Animals. . . . . . . . . 489 Teaching Change Concepts. . . . . 509 Foods from Home . . . . . . . . . 519 Using Music Responsibly . . . . . . 535 Accessible Field Trips . . . . . . . . 559 Infant Feeding Areas . . . . . . . . 576 FOCUS ON HEALTH FOCUS ON HEALTH