Theme: DRUG EDUCATION
It is expected that the child will
- • understand that medicine is a special substance taken to treat illness and that there are sometimes alternatives to medicine
- • know why medicine must have a safe place for storage in the home
- • understand that medicine is administered to make us feel better
- • understand that medicine must only be taken in directed amounts and under careful supervision of an adult they can trust
- • understand that visiting a doctor or nurse may cause some anxiety and that some healing may involve some discomfort
- • recognize that some people need medicine permanently or temporarily in order to be healthy
- • understand that unknown substances, especially from strangers, should never be taken without a parent's or teacher's approval
- • understand that hazardous products such as other people's medication should be avoided
- • understand that other people's smoking can endanger one's health
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