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• Dr Ruchira Gupta's Interaction for a healthy lifestyle with Grade 3 students Pathways School Noida
  
  September 5

Inviting a pediatrician to interact with the children is a great idea! A pediatrician’s expert guidance can help children to understand how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. With this in mind, Dr. Ruchira Gupta, a parent from Grade 3 was invited to School on 4th September 2019 for an interactive session with Form 3 students.

She interacted with the children about maintaining a good oral health. Making effective use of the visual aids she then enlightened them about correct tooth brushing techniques and gave them advice on the kind of foods they should eat or avoid. She tried to ease their anxiety about a trip to the doctor if they are in need.

She helped them determine a healthy lifestyle and useful ways to make balanced choices. She also explained the importance of emotional and social health along with physical health. The students thoroughly enjoyed this session as they bombarded our guest speaker with their inquiry questions.

The students were particularly charmed when she introduced them to 5-2-0-1 rule of healthy lifestyle. By the end of the session, the children felt better informed and promised to take good care of their teeth and monitor the food choices they were to make for their body.

Healthcare is an important sector for India which is going through several structural and social changes that potentially affect every individual. Keeping this in mind, this week the students also got an opportunity be a partner in informative session lead by Ms. Sanjana, Microbiologist, Hygiene and quality analyst from CESTA.

She started the session by taking them back to their food groups and made them rethink their choices in the cafeteria. She then introduced them to FASSAI and its role as an approving body. She also took into account their food consumption hence leaving them with a thought of whether the replacement of sweets with fruits in the cafeteria is a balanced choice or not. The students were awed to understand how the school menu is planned and what goes into getting a balanced meal at school. The students were amazed at the planning that goes into deciding the menu and the nitty gritty of providing a balanced meal.