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Abstract
Preschoolers are emerging as creative persons who are being prepared
for their future role in the society. (Marlow and Redding, 1988According to the Egyptian National Census ( 1991 ) preschoolers
constitute 9% of the total population. In Sudan they are 12:% , Libya
14.2% and in the U.S.A. they are 8% of the population ( National Statistical
data, 1991 ) .
Growth of children may be considered as a very sensitive index of
tile welfare of the community . The achievement of the final growth is
the result of continuous interaction between genetic endowment and
various environmental variables (Farlance et al. 1980).
The lower socioeconomic group may be in a less favourable situation
than that of the middle or the upper soico - economic groups. Parents
in unfortunate financial circumstances are less likely to understand
the principles of child care . They lack money to buy the essentials of
diet to promote health, and often they are unable and / or unwilling to
obtain medical care and hospital services ( Goldins and Peters, 1987 ) .
The sociceconomic environment includes various variables .as parents’
education , parent’s occupation , family income , family size and
crowding index (Tanner 1984, Forfar and Amei11984) .
The state of education is the most importam determinant of the profession
adopted by the father and mother ( Latham et al. 1980) . It has
an effect through better knowledge, attitudes and experiences on feeding
and child care (Christiansen and Gillenno, 1985). The high income
has an effect on the quality and quantity of food offered to the
child, and hence his stlte of nutrition (Schelp et al. 1990).