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: CARE OF CHILDREN IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

: It focuses on the care of children, their growth and development, diseases
and conditions affecting them.
: 1. Discuss the normal growth and development of children.
2. Identify the nutritional requirements of the growing child
3. Assess conditions children with specific disorders
4. Identify disease conditions affecting children
5. Render care to ill children.
: 3 Units
: 3 hrs/wk lecture
: M-102
: I. Introduction
A. Definition And Scope Of Child Health Care
B. Community Child Health Care
C. Primary Health Care Approach to Child Health
II. The Toddler
A. Growth And Development Of The Toddler
Physical Growth
Developmental Milestones
- Language Development
- Emotional Development
- Cognitive Development
B. Health Promotion Of The Toddler And Family
C. Promoting Toddler Safety
D. Nutritional Health
E. Promoting Development In Daily Activities
F. Parental Concerns During The Toddler Period
G. Concerns Of The Family With A Physically Challenged Or
Chemically Ill Toddler