Issues In Early Childhood Education

The general trend of the majority of the public is to set aside healthy behaviors and activities. While an active lifestyle does seem to be prevalent, most people do not actually meet the recommended standard for daily healthy activities. A great deal could be done early in the educational system to ingrain the knowledge required for a person to live healthier and build enthusiasm for being active and maintaining healthy diets. As it stands, very few educational institutions in America support the necessary amount of physical activity and proper dietary options to produce these enthusiastic active individuals. If changes were to be made early on childhood education, there could be a solid impact on sedentary behaviors as well as the health detriments affecting the young population. In 2011-2012, 31.8% of the youth in America was measured as overweight or obese, and 16.9% of the youth were obesei. The obesity epidemic no longer applies to only the adult population, the behaviors build up in adolescence and stick with the individuals unless intervened upon. Across the nation, each state has unique mandates regarding the requirements …show more content…
Children are generally active individuals when given the chance to participate in sports or games. Due to the lack of appropriate requirements on physical activity in the majority of schools, and an unhealthy dosage of foods that don't provide adequate energy, the inactive tendencies begin to develop. The blame cannot be solely rested upon the educational system. There are a great many factors that come into play when considering the issue of unfitness plaguing the adolescent population. Be it education, poor nutrition, economic reasons, or location, each factor has a positive change that could, and should, be