Nutrition and growth in children (1922) (14782480414)

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Title: Nutrition and growth in children

Year: 1922 (1920s)

Authors: Emerson, William R. P. (William Robie Patten), b. 1869

Subjects: Children Growth

Publisher: New York, London, D. Appleton and company

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

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uation. A quiet room large enough to accommodateabout fifty persons should be provided for thenutrition class, where it will be free from inter-ruption. The class meets once a week at aregular hour, and the children come to the class-room accompanied by their parents. No childshould be admitted regularly to the class exceptat the request of his parents, because their co-operation and interest are essential factors insuccessful treatment. Class Procedure.—As the children arrive theyare weighed by the nutrition worker, and theirweight recorded on the charts. Each childbrings a 48-hour diet list, which is checked upby the nutrition worker or her assistants, notonly with reference to its total food value, butalso for the kinds of food taken, and especiallyto note whether it contains in sufficient amountmilk, cereal, and other essential foods. Theaverage number of calories is recorded on theweight chart, where it often affords significantcomparison with the rise or fall of the weight 186

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Figure 29. the case of Dorothea, after treatment Notice the transformation In both mental and physical condition fol-lowing the increase in weight shown in Figure 28. Dorotheas mothersays, Her whole disposition has changed, she laughs, and is cheerfuland happy. She overcame her finicky likes and dislikes and faithfullycarried out the directions given because she was anxiousto become well and strong. THE NUTRITION CLASS line. The nutrition worker also questions thechild in regard to his activities during the pre-ceding week, and seeks to find the cause in caseof failure to gain. Notes of her findings areadded to the childs record for the doctors in-formation. A blue star is affixed to the weight chart toindicate that rest periods have been faithfully-taken during the week, and a red star providesa similar record in regard to lunches. A greenstar may be used to record the attendance ofone or both parents. This encourages regularattendance on the part of the parents, and may-be of intere

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