Sharing Resources

The website that I chose to share was the NAEYC.  (www.naeyc.org) 

Founded in 1926, The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children with nearly 80,000 members, a national network of more than 300 state and local Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations. 

As I read through and explored the website..I found some information on Childhood Obsity and prevention. Childhood Obesity really interests me and I find it sad that more and more children are having to face this issue.  In 2010 the NAEYC received a grant from the Robert Johnson Foundation that helped spread the word about Childhood Obesity and prevention. Through the grant, NAEYC was about to work with state and local affiliates to provide  resources to advocates and early childhood programs. Here is a small list of the many resources that I found helpful:


Early Sprouts": Establishing Healthy Food Choices for Young Children (Young Children, Vol. 64, No. 4, 49-55. Copyright © 2009 NAEYC)

• The Food Friends: Encouraging Preschoolers to Try New Foods (Young Children, Vol. 61, No. 3. Copyright © 2006 NAEYC)
• HAPPE: Toddlers in Physical Play with Extra: Ideas for engaging toddlers in indoor and outdoor physical play activities (Young Children, Vol. 61, No. 3, 32-34. Copyright © 2006 NAEYC)
• Healthy Lunches and More (Teaching Young Children, Vol. 2, No. 4, 24-27. Copyright © 2009 NAEYC) 
• The Impact of Teachers and Families on Young Children's Eating Behaviors (Young Children, Vol. 66, No. 2, 84-88. Copyright © 2011 NAEYC) 
• Increasing Children's Physical Activity (Teaching Young Children, Vol. 4, No. 3, 6-7. Copyright © 2011 NAEYC)

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity envisions a nation in which all children—regardless of race, ethnicity, family income level or geography—live in communities and attend schools that encourage and support healthy eating and physical activity. If we can successfully realize this vision, we will reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

As I read through some of the resources and about the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, I was really amazed at the devastating impact childhood obesity really has on children. The changes have to start some where and start small in order to see an improvement in this epidemic.