Supporting Healthy Eating Habits: Tips for Families was published by NAEYC in the journal Teaching Young Children. Written by a registered dietitian, this resource outlines seven tips for helping babies (who’ve started solid foods), toddlers (who’ve moved on to table foods), and preschoolers develop healthy eating habits. One profound statement from the article is that “children get nutrition over days and weeks, not individual meals.” It’s also important to consider portion sizes. A little one’s stomach is much smaller than an adult’s. Nationwide Children’s Hospital provides a handy chart about appropriate servings for older infants, toddlers, and preschoolers entitled “Toddler Nutrition: How Much is Enough?” Download a PDF of the NAEYC article here.
The ICC-Recommended Early Start Personnel Manual (ESPM) describes core knowledge and role-specific competencies needed for early intervention service provision, incorporating current research and evidence in the field of early intervention. Click here to access the ESPM. Scroll down to find the ESPM entry.
This resource is related to the following ESPM knowledge-level competencies:
- Core Knowledge (CK):
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- CK4: The range of typical infant/toddler physiological factors, including basic health and nutrition, and physical growth and maturation.
- Individualized Family Service Plan Development and Review (IFSP-i):
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- IFSP-i6 (EIS): Understands the need for developmentally appropriate strategies, adaptations, assistive technologies, and other supports that maximize the child’s learning opportunities.
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- IFSP-i10 (EIS): Knows strategies that support parents in providing basic health, nutrition, and safety for infants and toddlers in natural environments.