Exploring Wellness and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Education Settings

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Wellness & Wellbeing

Table of Contents
 Introduction
 Wellness and well-being
 Factors affecting health
 Issues
 Implications on children
 Different dimensions
 Importance of early childhood services
 Role of advocates and leader in early
childhood profession
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
 This presentation is about the
wellness and well-being of staff
members and children
 Three health issues have been
explained which could effect
negatively well-being and wellness of
educators
 Implications of these issues on
children.
 Innovative ideas for creating positive

What is Wellness and wellbeing
 Wellness is an effective process of
making choices and becoming aware
of fulfilling and healthy life.
 Wellbeing is more holistic whole-of –
life experience.

Factors affecting the health of
educators and children
• Personal Health practices
• Biology Genetics
• Physical environment
• Child development
• Income and social status
• Gender and culture
• Social support network
• Personal Health practices

Three issues affecting the wellness
and wellbeing of educators
 Mental Health
 Physical Activity and Nutrition
 Immunization

Mental health
 Causes many disorders like attention
deficit Hyperactivity disorder, Panic
and anxiety disorder, depression,
bipolar disorder, eating problems,
hearing voices, obsessive compulsive
disorder
 Environmental, biological and
psychological factors are causing
mental health disorder

Physical Activity and nutrition
 Lack of physical activity result in
Risks of serious health issues like
high-cholesterol, cancer, stroke, high
blood pressure
 Problems in joints, bones and
muscles

Immunization
 Big issue now days, educators are
suffering from the weak immunity
power
 They get affected by the diseases
very easily harming the children

Implications on children
 Affecting children development
 Affects their healthy life
 No good bonding with educators
 Mental disorder or depression in
children
 Parents and early childhood
educators help children in
understanding the health benefits.

Different dimensions
 Physical Dimension
 Socio-emotional dimension
 Intellectual dimension
 Spiritual dimension
 Environmental dimension
 Occupational Dimension

Reasons for the wellness and well-
being of educators
 They are the role model for the
children
 Will result in burnout if not after
themselves
 Build their good immunity power
 Save children from diseases