Advantages and disadvantages of breastfeeding Advantages and disadvantages of bottle feeding How to encourage healthy eating (meals, snacks, drinks, portion sizes) Food for vegetarian and vegan diet. Make up a bottle What is weaning? Bottle and breastfeeding and weaning. Dangers of salt Healthy diet Guidelines of bottle and breastfeeding Stages of weaning. Unit 4: Nutrition and Health Special diets, halal/kosher What is food poisoning? Diet related illness Food hygiene Food refusal Causes of food poisoning Childhood obesity Food additives and behaviour Allergies How to prevent food poisoning.

Ways in which infections are spread How does the immune system work? Meningitis and glass test. Common childhood illnesses. What are their characteristics? Explain the steps to be taken to prevent the spread of infection. Infections Childhood illnesses Types of thermometer The purpose of antibiotics and arguments against the use of antibiotics. Signs of a sick child Illnesses that require care by a parent/guardian Illnesses that require care from a gp/hospital Unit 4: Nutrition and Health Alternatives to immunisation. Caring for sick children Immunisation Identify childhood immunisations and when are they given? Preparing a child for a hospital stay. Explain how you can take care of a sick child. Physical, Intellectual, emotional and social needs of a sick child. Explain how immunisations protect against infections. Advantages and disadvantages of immunisation.