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What is important for everyone's good health?
What is important for everyone's good health?
Food
What is the feeding relationship?
What is the feeding relationship?
The way you and your child relate to each other around feeding and eating.
What do babies have the ability to do regarding their appetite?
What do babies have the ability to do regarding their appetite?
As your child gets older, who is responsible for what food to provide?
As your child gets older, who is responsible for what food to provide?
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Family meals are not important for connecting with each other.
Family meals are not important for connecting with each other.
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What does Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide recommend?
What does Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide recommend?
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Children learn by _______ you.
Children learn by _______ you.
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Study Notes
Healthy Eating for Families
- Food is crucial for good health and growth, learning, and play in children.
- Breastmilk or infant formula is the primary source of nutrition for the first six months of life.
- Solid foods are introduced around six months, transitioning to family meals.
- Feeding relationship is the interaction between parent and child surrounding feeding and eating.
- Healthy feeding relationship is crucial during early years and impacts eating habits throughout life.
- Babies are equipped to regulate their appetite and eat when hungry and as much as needed.
- Responsive feeding involves acknowledging and responding to a baby's feeding cues.
- Responsive feeding builds a secure attachment and trust in the child.
- Parents provide the food choices, while children decide if and how much to eat.
- Family meals are important for connecting and building strong relationships.
- Family meals enhance healthy eating habits and develop language and social skills.
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Guidelines for family meals include:
- Having at least one family meal per day.
- Establishing a consistent location for family meals.
- Minimizing distractions like electronics to promote engagement.
- Canada's Food Guide provides recommendations for healthy eating for all ages.
- Canada's Food Guide is available in multiple languages, including Indigenous languages.
- Eating a variety of foods based on Canada's Food Guide recommendations helps meet nutritional needs.
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This quiz explores the importance of proper nutrition in child development and family dynamics. It covers essential topics such as breastfeeding, responsive feeding, and the significance of family meals in fostering healthy eating habits. Assess your knowledge about how food choices and parental interactions can influence children's lifelong approach to eating.
