What factors may affect a preschoolers development?
• Certain medical conditions: Problems that affect the brain may slow your child’s development. These problems may include infections and head injuries. • Eating habits: Your child may become picky about what he eats and may prefer certain foods. Refusing to eat, or only eating fast food or junk food may decrease your child’s growth and development. • Play: Playing helps a child develop his imagination. Your child will also learn how to get along with others. • Sleep: Your child needs sleep to grow and develop normally. The total time spent sleeping includes naps in the morning and afternoon, and sleep without waking up at night. Lack of sleep decreases your child’s energy. Daytime behavior is worse if your child is a poor sleeper. If your child does not have enough naps during the day, it is important that he sleeps more at night.
