TIPS THAT HELP IN ACTIVE FEEDING BY THE CHILD

• Sit with your child and feed, interact actively and enjoy feeding your child.
• You should understand your baby’s signals and needs of hunger ( as well as satiety) and respond appropriately.
• Talking and naming the food being given and describing its texture, taste and smell stimulates the child to stay interested.
• Do not threaten, show anger or force meals at children who refuse to eat.
• Give your child a separate bowl to easily monitor the food intake.
• Children over 1 year of age should be assisted in feeding and supervised while eating.

Safety tips

• Maintain strict personal hygiene.
• Wash all utensils; cooking area/chopping board.
• Food should be fresh and prepared immediately before they are eaten.
• Opened containers of baby’s food should be covered and stored in a refrigerator for no longer than two days.
• Use a small spoon to feed the baby.
• A baby put to bed with a bottle (milk, fruit juice or sweetened beverage) can develop bottle mouth, resulting in tooth decay. Use plain water if a bottle is necessary.
• Avoid foods that may cause the baby to choke (popcorn, nuts, potato chips, whole kernel corn, berries, grapes, hot dogs, raw vegetables, raisins, cereal flakes).