Child safety handbook

Chapter 1 Personal Awareness

Part 2 - Health p23 - 30

1. What edition of the Child Safety Handbook is this? Edition 40 √

2. Where does the information in the CSH come from? NZ nutrition foundation √

3. What is a disclaimer and why is there a disclaimer in the CSH? A disclaimer is a statement that prevents someone from doing something. There is a disclaimer is the CSH because they don't want the people who made the book to be held responsible if something goes wrong when you attempt something in the CSH. √

4. What are 3 medical conditions which can develop as a result of being overweight in childhood? Diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol√

5. What is the recommendation for

- television? No more than two hours a day√

- rewards for good behaviour? Healthy treats√

- number of meals and snacks per day? Three meals a day√

- exercise? Regular exercise√

- salt? Choose food with low salt√

- milk? reduced fat milk√

- soft drinks? drink milk instead√

6. True or False?

- Boys have more body fat than girls. false girls have more fat than boys√

- Being a vegetarian can affect your iron levels True√

- Children under 4 years old shouldn’t eat raw carrots True√

- It is safe to store leftover food in cans False√

7. Name 7 things children can be allergic to Animals,peanuts,plants,dust,weather,chemicals,bee stings√

8. How would you know that you have asthma? coughing in the night,coughing when not sick,fast breathing, difficulty when breathing√

9. How many times a day should you brush your teeth? twice a day√

10. What should you do if your tooth gets knocked out in an accident? put it back in place wrap it in tin foil then goto a dentist√

11. Do the word creator task on page 40. Write your words on the page.

Sneak

snip

sea

see

speak

snake

slip