Title

Healthy lifestyle behaviours in the first five years of life

Authors

Rachel Laws, Deakin Unversity
Penny Love, Deakin University
Katherine Downing, Deakin University
Jill Hnatiuk, Deakin University

Files

Description

Chapter 6 outlines the critical importance of the first five years of life and the types of strategies educators can put into place during this sensitive period. It provides current research evidence about healthy lifestyle behaviours including, early childhood nutrition, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, crucial for optimal child development.

ISBN

978-1-74286-555-3

Publication Date

12-1-2020

Publisher

ACER Press

City

Camberwell, Australia

DOI

https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-555-3_6

Keywords

Early childhood education, Young children, Child development, Child behaviour, Nutrition, Physical activity level

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education

Comments

Citation APA 7th edition

Laws, R., Love, P., Downing, K., & Hnatiuk, J. (2020). Healthy lifestyle behaviours in the first five years of life. In A. Kilderry & B. Raban (Eds.), Strong Foundations: Evidence informing practice in early childhood education and care (pp. 76-91). ACER Press. https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-555-3_6

Recommended Citation

Laws, Rachel; Love, Penny; Downing, Katherine; and Hnatiuk, Jill, "Healthy lifestyle behaviours in the first five years of life" (2020). Strong Foundations. 6.
https://research.acer.edu.au/strong-foundations/6