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avje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 146 iar foods. This is most pronounced between the ages of 2 and 6 years and grad-
ually decreases (Dovey, Staples, Gibson and Halford, 2008).
Zajec et al. (2012) determined how educators rated the quality and quan-
tity of physical education equipment available to them compared to their assis-
tants. They concluded that teachers‘ ratings of the tools were lower than their
assistants‘ ratings. The authors relate this to the level of education, age, and
training on the subject, which they found should be supported by other au-
thors.
The kindergartens that participated in the study are associated with lo-
cal medical institutions, especially medical centers. The medical staff of the
health centers give lectures and workshops on health education, during visits
to the kindergarten or the children come to the health center, where a system-
atic examination of the children is usually carried out. The frequency of these
visits depends on the particular kindergarten and the topics covered may al-
so vary. Topics on healthy eating and proper hygiene are discussed; during the
epidemic, much emphasis was placed on hand hygiene and healthy exercise
and motor skill development. Children, especially children under the age of
five, are highly susceptible to infectious diseases, which are often transmitted
through inadequate hand hygiene (Biezen, Grando, Mazza and Brijnath, 2019;
Sacri, GSerres, Quach, Boulianne, Valiquette and Skowronski, 2014). During
the epidemic, dental hygiene was neglected because, due to epidemic measures,
children in kindergartens were not allowed or still are not allowed to brush
their teeth. This is very worrying, because unfortunately many children do not
brush their teeth before going to kindergarten. Dental caries occurs most fre-
quently in children, which is a serious health problem (Pitts et al., 2017; Kumari
and Rani, 2016).
Videmšek and Pišot (2007) say that a child needs to acquire as many motor
skills as possible during the preschool years that will benefit him or her in the
future. Slovenian kindergartens have organized various physical activities with
which kindergartens want to achieve that children, who do not have enough
incentive for physical activities in their home environment, somehow satisfy
themselves during their stay in kindergarten. In this way, they promote motor
skills and physical fitness in children and adolescents (Zupančič Tisovec, Knif-
ic and Latnar Žbogar, 2019). O‘Brien, Agostino, Ciszek, and Douglas (2020)
warn that it is necessary to start regular physical activity in young children, as
it has a positive effect on digestion and prevents cardiovascular diseases, im-
proves the child‘s self-esteem, and reduces the likelihood of mental illness. Ac-
cording to their research, obese children are more at risk of emotional prob-
lems. If he does not master certain motor skills, it will be difficult for him to
catch up later, but most importantly, it remains an important activity for him
throughout his life. Unfortunately, Kobel et al. (2020) find that kindergarten-
ers are not sufficiently physically active compared to previous generations. This
impacts the likelihood of becoming overweight. Children begin to develop be-
haviors and attitudes about health around age 5 (Williams et al., 2018).
ually decreases (Dovey, Staples, Gibson and Halford, 2008).
Zajec et al. (2012) determined how educators rated the quality and quan-
tity of physical education equipment available to them compared to their assis-
tants. They concluded that teachers‘ ratings of the tools were lower than their
assistants‘ ratings. The authors relate this to the level of education, age, and
training on the subject, which they found should be supported by other au-
thors.
The kindergartens that participated in the study are associated with lo-
cal medical institutions, especially medical centers. The medical staff of the
health centers give lectures and workshops on health education, during visits
to the kindergarten or the children come to the health center, where a system-
atic examination of the children is usually carried out. The frequency of these
visits depends on the particular kindergarten and the topics covered may al-
so vary. Topics on healthy eating and proper hygiene are discussed; during the
epidemic, much emphasis was placed on hand hygiene and healthy exercise
and motor skill development. Children, especially children under the age of
five, are highly susceptible to infectious diseases, which are often transmitted
through inadequate hand hygiene (Biezen, Grando, Mazza and Brijnath, 2019;
Sacri, GSerres, Quach, Boulianne, Valiquette and Skowronski, 2014). During
the epidemic, dental hygiene was neglected because, due to epidemic measures,
children in kindergartens were not allowed or still are not allowed to brush
their teeth. This is very worrying, because unfortunately many children do not
brush their teeth before going to kindergarten. Dental caries occurs most fre-
quently in children, which is a serious health problem (Pitts et al., 2017; Kumari
and Rani, 2016).
Videmšek and Pišot (2007) say that a child needs to acquire as many motor
skills as possible during the preschool years that will benefit him or her in the
future. Slovenian kindergartens have organized various physical activities with
which kindergartens want to achieve that children, who do not have enough
incentive for physical activities in their home environment, somehow satisfy
themselves during their stay in kindergarten. In this way, they promote motor
skills and physical fitness in children and adolescents (Zupančič Tisovec, Knif-
ic and Latnar Žbogar, 2019). O‘Brien, Agostino, Ciszek, and Douglas (2020)
warn that it is necessary to start regular physical activity in young children, as
it has a positive effect on digestion and prevents cardiovascular diseases, im-
proves the child‘s self-esteem, and reduces the likelihood of mental illness. Ac-
cording to their research, obese children are more at risk of emotional prob-
lems. If he does not master certain motor skills, it will be difficult for him to
catch up later, but most importantly, it remains an important activity for him
throughout his life. Unfortunately, Kobel et al. (2020) find that kindergarten-
ers are not sufficiently physically active compared to previous generations. This
impacts the likelihood of becoming overweight. Children begin to develop be-
haviors and attitudes about health around age 5 (Williams et al., 2018).
