CD 2023 — NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR
CHILDREN This course covers how to establish and maintain physically and psychologically safe and healthy learning environments for children. Emphasis is on understanding the developmental consequences of stress and trauma, protective factors and resilience, the de velopment of mental health and the importance of supportive relationships. Also covered are basic nutrition and health Catalog 2025-2026 Redlands Community College Section III-Course Descriptions and safety management practices for young children, including specific procedures for infants and toddlers and procedures regarding childhood illness and communicable diseases. Discussion will include ways to recognize signs of emotional distress, child abuse and neglect in young children and the responsibility and procedures for reporting known or suspected abuse or neglect to appropriate authorities. Analysis of the USDA Dietary Guidelines and the application of those guidelines to planning meals and snacks for children are also covered. The course combines classroom instruction, hands-on activities and observations of children in group care. (Spring)