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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). |