Praznovanje rojstnih dni in prehrana v vrtcu

Šavs, Maruša (author), Kostanjevec, Stojan (mentor), Erjavšek, Martina (co-mentor)

Vzgojitelji in starši so pomemben vzor pri oblikovanju zdravih prehranjevalnih navad pri otrocih. Pomembno je, da se starši in vzgojitelji zavedajo negativnih učinkov vključevanja sladkih živil v prehrano otrok. Od nas odraslih je ključnega pomena, da otrokom prikažemo tudi možnost zdravega načina praznovanja, saj to lahko pripelje do tega, da bo otrok v odrasli dobi v praznovanja namesto sladkih živil znal vključevati druga, bolj zdrava živila. V raziskavi smo proučevali odnos staršev in vzgojiteljev do vključevanja sladkarij in sladkih pijač v praznovanja rojstnih dni. Zanimalo nas je, katera živila se najpogosteje pojavljajo pri praznovanjih v vrtcu in doma. Ugotavljali smo, kdo odloča o vrsti živil, ki so vključena v praznovanja rojstnih dni v vrtcu. V raziskavo je bilo vključenih 50 staršev ter 43 vzgojiteljic. Ugotovili smo, da se pri praznovanjih v vrtcu največkrat pojavljata sadje in voda, poleg je včasih na voljo tudi kakšna sladkarija. Otrokom je pri praznovanju doma najpogosteje na voljo torta, sadje in sok. Ugotovitve so bile spodbudne, saj se vzgojitelji in starši poslužujejo bolj zdravih načinov praznovanj z malo sladkorja. V vrtcu se staršem hrana ne zdi pomemben del praznovanja, bolj so jim pomembne druge dejavnosti. Najpogosteje se o hrani, ki bo vključena v praznovanja vzgojiteljice pogovorijo s starši ali same določijo spisek hrane, ki jo starši lahko prinesejo v vrtec. Na podlagi analize rezultatov sklepamo, da so praznovanja v vrtcu pripravljena na inovativen način. Najpogostejše dejavnosti so prepevanje rojstnodnevnih pesmi, rajanje ob kartonasti torti, izdelovanje daril za slavljenca ter na koncu pogostitev s hrano (sadje, voda in kakšna sladkarija). Doma imajo otroci na voljo več sladkih živil in pijač pa vendar se starši trudijo otrokom poleg sladkega ponujati tudi zdrava živila npr. sadje, oreščki. Starši so z načini praznovanj v vrtcu zelo zadovoljni, vsi pa se trudijo otrokom predstaviti zdrav način praznovanja rojstnih dni. Tako je večja verjetnost, da otroci do zdrave hrane pridobijo pozitiven odnos in se pri nadaljnjih praznovanjih izogibajo velikim količinam sladkorja.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: rojstni dan
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Year: 2021
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-132916
• COBISS.SI-ID: 83331331
• Publication date in RUL: 17.11.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Celebrating birthdays and nutrition in kindergarten

Abstract

Pre-school teachers and parents are important role models for establishing healthy dietary habits in children. It is essential for parents and pre-school teachers to be aware of the negative effects of including sweet food in a child’s diet. In addition, it is crucial for adults to show children a healthy way to celebrate, as this can lead to the child being able to substitute sweets with other, healthier food when celebrating as an adult. In our research, we looked at the attitude of parents and pre-school teachers towards including sweets and sweet drinks in birthday celebrations. We wanted to find out what types of food are most commonly included in celebrations in kindergarten and at home. We also wanted to determine who decides what type of food should be included in kindergarten birthday celebrations. A total of 50 parents and 43 pre-school teachers participated in the research. When it comes to celebrations in kindergarten, we found that fruit and water are the most common, while sweets are also available sometimes. When celebrating at home, children are most frequently served cake, fruit and juice. The findings were encouraging, showing that pre-school teachers and parents are using healthier ways to celebrate with less sugar. Parents feel that food is not an important part of celebrating in kindergarten and that other activities matter more. Pre-school teachers usually discuss the food to be included in the celebration with the parents or compile a list of food that parents may bring to kindergarten. Based on the analysis of results we can conclude that kindergarten celebrations are organised with a good deal of innovation. The most common activities include singing birthday songs, dancing around a cardboard cake, making presents for the birthday child and eating (fruit, water and a few sweets). At home, children have access to more sweet food and drinks; however, parents make an effort to serve healthy food (e.g. fruit, nuts) in addition to sweets. The parents are very happy with how birthdays are celebrated in kindergarten and want to show children a healthy way to celebrate. This increases the likelihood of children developing a positive attitude towards healthy food and avoiding excessive consumption of sugar in future celebrations.

• Keywords: birthday