As they get older you can try and teach them to wash by their selves more often. But never leave them alone in the bath because it’s dangerous because until they are older enough to walk properly they can not hold their bodies up in the water very well and they could fall backwards and drown in the water so your role is to make sure they are kept safe and out of danger.
By the age of 4-5years they should be able to wash their own bodies but you should always make sure they have washed themselves properly. Even though they can now wash themselves properly this doesn’t mean you can leave them to it. You still need to wash their hair for them because they can’t wash it out properly. Your role now is to try and start to teach them how to put shampoo in their hair, but you still have to wash it out for them.
By the age of 7-8years they should be able to wash their own hair and their own body now but you should still stay with them while there in the bath.
(Well keep checking on them but never go down stairs and leave them alone)
Nutrition and feeding
6 month old baby
I decided to choose this diet for the 6 month old baby because the baby needs a good diet which contains lots of nutrients and vitamins because they need them to help them to grow properly and to help them fight infections when they get them. They need to drink lots of milk and fluid to stop them from getting dehydrated so that’s why I would give them a drink every 2 hours. I also decided to give them food every 4 hours to stop them from getting hungry. I choose to use Heinz baby food because its one of the most popular foods which is used for the babies at that age. The milk given to the baby will help his/hers bones and teeth grow strong.
2 year old child
I decided to give this diet for the 2 year old because they also need lots of food with nutrients and vitamins in because their bones are growing more and they also need it to help them to keep healthy and full of energy. In the 2 year old diet I gave them solids because they have teeth now and they can chew the food. I also made sure they drank enough milk because they still needed it for their bones and teeth to grow strong and healthy.
4 year old diabetic
With the 4 year old being a diabetic I designed their meal plan around this by making sure that they had reduced sugar and salt cereals and also that they would eat a biscuit midday to make sure their blood sugar levels where ok. for his/hers lunch I decided that the child would have a sandwich but with low in salt and sugar contents and a piece of fruit after to help them with their nutrients and vitamins to make sure they stayed healthy and would be able to fight off infections when they got them. I also decided to make sure that the child had drank enough and that the pudding after their tea was sugar reduced angle delight so that the child could have some. This is also was the same for the other children apart from the baby so that the diabetic child didn’t feel singled out. This would also help the other children with the diets by having a low sugar pudding not just the diabetic. With the sandwich for lunch I decided that the child would have a sandwich but have a diabetic filling which has low in salt and low in sugar contents.
7 year old vegetarian
I decided that the vegetarian child would have some cereals and a piece of toast with veggie mite on to make sure they had enough energy for the morning. I then made sure that they had enough fluids through out the day to make sure they didn’t dehydrate. For his/hers lunch I decide to do a sandwich like the other children but with out any meat contents in it and a piece if fruit to help with the nutrients and vitamins to make sure they stayed healthy and would be able to fight off infections when they got them. For the Childs tea I decided to give them mash potatoes and vegetables to help them with their nutrients and vitamins but I also decided to give them a meat replacement to make sure they were still getting the protein that they needed which the other children would of got off the meat its self.
Overall I made sure their diets were healthy and full of vitamins and nutrients and made sure that their diets were all suitable for there own needs. You should make sure that the children would have at least one pint of milk a day because their bones are still growing.
Analysis of the care and feeding routines
This essay will explain how babies need a set routine through out their child hood to help them in mental and physical development.
From when they are born the child needs to be put in a set routine so they know what time everything is taking place such as bath time, eating times, when they get dressed etc…! Breaking this routine could cause upset in the child’s development in later life.
Bath time routine is very important because they have to be clean to stop them from getting infections. As they get older you should start to make them think that bath time is fun time by starting to put bath toys in there to make them enjoy themselves and to want to have baths more often. They should have a bath every night at a set time like 6 o’clock and then give them a glass of warm milk before they go to bed so this will make them tired because they have been playing in the bath and the milk will round it off and they should go to sleep easier. Eating times also have to be made into a set routine because then they know when its time to eat. Like making breakfast at 8am and lunch at 12pm and dinner at 4pm and then super at 6-7pm then they can get used to this and they should also be put to bed at a set time but as they get abit older you should increase the time by about 5-10mins so they think they are getting to stay up late and they will not moan about it.
As the child develops in to a toddler they need to be taught how do start doing things for themselves such as starting to learn how to dress themselves and feed themselves as well as thinking for themselves like when they need a drink and they also need to start to be potty trained. While you are trying to potty train them there needs to be a set routine around this alone such as once they have been to they toilet on the potty they need to learn that they need to wash their hands straight after and to encourage them to start using the potty you should draw up a chart and put a star on it ever time they use the potty and when they get to a set number of stars you should let them go shopping with you and let them choose out a toy or a sweet.
They should also be taught how to brush their teeth themselves. They will need encouraging helping them to become more confident when doing these things.
As the child starts to grow up and go to nursery they will need to start to be more independent and they also will have to start to develop social skills even know they will not realize they are doing this by talking to other children and playing with other children.
As they start to go to school they should be able to go to the toilet by themselves and wash their hands after being. They should also be able to talk to other children and make friends. While they are at school there is also a set routine there so they will be eating at playing outside at set time so they will get used to that. But when they come home there should also still be following a routine so they know when its time to do their homework, have dinner, have a bath and brush their teeth.
In conclusion it is very importuned to have a set routine for a child from when they are born to when they leave home because this will help to set them up for the future when they go to college and university and then go into employment.
