In early childhood development, good nutrition is vital to growth. Gain a better understanding of nutrition and its role in early childhood development, learn the differences between healthy and poor eating habits, and understand the caregiver's role in promoting good nutrition. Defining Nutrition Eat your vegetables! Most of us grew up hearing our parents utter these three little words while staring down at something on our dinner plates that didn't look all that appealing.

At a glance There are lots of reasons some kids don’t listen. They don’t always do it on purpose. Some kids have a hard time knowing what people are saying. It’s not unusual for kids to sometimes tune out their families. Especially when kids don’t want to hear things like “you need to stop playing video games and do your chores.” If your child does that once in a while, you might not think much of it, other than being annoyed. But if you’re always repeating directions, and yo