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May 2006: Healthy Young Children: Encouraging Good Nutrition and Physical Fitness. In this issue of Beyond the Journal, read articles and find resources about fitness and nutrition programs for young children. You will find some articles and resources published exclusively in Beyond the Journal as well as a selection of articles that appeared in the May 2006 issue of Young Children.

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Healthy Young Children: Encouraging Good Nutrition and Physical Fitness

SKIPing toward an Active Start: Promoting Physical Activity in Preschoolers/by Jacqueline D. Goodway and Leah E. Robinson
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Tots in Action On and Beyond the Playground with Extra: Sample activities to enhance children’s locomotor movement and object control experiences /by Tammy Schilling and Kelly Anne McOmber
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HAPPE: Toddlers in Physical Play with Extra: Ideas for engaging toddlers in indoor and outdoor physical play activities/by Loraine Elizabeth Parish and Mary E. Rudisill
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The Food Friends: Encouraging Preschoolers to Try New Foods/by Laura Bellows and Jennifer Anderson
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Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education. Photos: Top left Kathy Sible; top right © Council for Professional Recognition; bottom © Comstock

Smart School Snacks: A Comprehensive Preschool Nutrition Education Program/by Penny Bernath and Wendy
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Resources for Encouraging Good Nutrition and Fitness
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Active Start—Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years/by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
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Guidance Matters. Boys and Men Teachers/by Dan Gartrell
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The Reading Chair/by Isabel Baker
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New Books/by Gail Perry
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