Explore foods
Let your child explore food by touching, and expect some mess.
From: Better Health Channel
Add comment June 25, 2008
Let your child explore food by touching, and expect some mess.
From: Better Health Channel
Add comment June 25, 2008
Toddlers, who are being introduced to table food and to eating utensils, will make a mess; prepare for it and consider what you use as a floor covering.
From: Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project
Add comment June 11, 2008
Food for the first year is not important nutritionally because they are drinking breastmilk and/or formula. The first year is really just an introduction to food, and letting them get acclimated to eating solids.From: A Child grows in brooklyn.com
Add comment May 15, 2008
Be a food role model by eating a healthy, balanced and varied diet.From: Better Health Channel
Add comment May 3, 2008
Toddlers rarely follow a traditional meal pattern. They tend to need small and regular snacks. This suits small tummy sizes and provides the energy to keep moving all day. The amount eaten at mealtimes, in particular the evening meal, may be smaller than parents would like. However, children can balance the amount of food eaten with exactly how much they need if they are not forced to overeat or finish all the food on the plate.
From: Better Health Channel
Add comment April 30, 2008
Eye contact and calm, soft interactions while feeding aid in digestion as well as in establishing trusting relationships with caregivers.
Add comment April 22, 2008
We bought a Tupperware container that stayed in the car unless and until we were planning to eat in a restaurant with our toddler. In it were always crayons, markers, paper, and tape.
From: GrasshopperNewMedia.com
Add comment April 4, 2008
Do not place hot fluids on tablecloths in case the child pulls on the tablecloth.
From: ParentingToddlers.com
Add comment March 27, 2008
After mealtime while your child is still in the high chair - give them a warm washcloth to play with and you’ll be amazed at how much they will have cleaned themselves up after about 10 minutes of playing with it!
From: MomsOnTheMove.com
Add comment March 24, 2008
If your child is unable or unwilling to tip up a sip cup try a reusable straw drink container. Small children tend to suck more readily than tip up a cup and this will encourage less bottle use!
From: MomsOnTheMove.com
Add comment March 16, 2008