Resources / Feeding

Healthy Beginnings

Healthy Beginnings: Offering your baby solid foods

Developmental milestones for the introduction of solids and food suggestions

Healthy Beginnings: Raising a healthy eater

Tips and suggestions to use with children from 1 to 5 years.

Nutrition

Can food affect my child’s behaviour?

Answers to your questions about common concerns regarding sugar/additives and child behaviour

Self feeding right from the start

Ideas for encouraging self feeding- baby led weaning ideas

Helpful Tips

Trust me trust my tummy

Respecting eating habits, division of responsibility.

Why avoid propped bottle feeding

Understanding why it is important to not prop a bottle when feeding a baby

Additional Resources

Eat Right Be Active – Toddler

Typical growth and development, food choices and suggestions

Eat Right Be Active – Ages 3 to 5

Typical growth and development, food choices and suggestions

Eat Right Be Active – Ages 6 to 8

Typical growth and development, food choices and suggestions

Iron and your child

Information re why iron is important and suggestions for foods high in iron

Storybooks about food for children

Book suggestions for children around food and eating