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FEED YOUR BABY & TODDLER RIGHT: EARLY EATING AND DRINKING SKILLS ENCOURAGE THE BEST DEVELOPMENT

Author: Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP,CIMI
ISBN: 978-1941765678


Contents




  Foreword
Introduction
1: Crucial Developmental Checklists

     What This Book Can Do for You
     The Importance of Developmental Checklists
     Feeding and Related Development Checklist: Birth-24 Months
     Development (3 to 6 months)
     Feeding (3 to 6 months)
     Development (6 to 12 months)
     Feeding (6 to 12 months)
     Development (12 to 18 months)
     Feeding (12-18 months)
     Development (18 to 24 months)
     Feeding (18 to 24 months)
     Food and Liquid Introduction Checklist: Birth to 24 Months
     Intentional, Supervised Tummy/Belly Time to Creeping/Crawling Checklist: A Likely Fundamental Missing Developmental Link (Birth to 7 Months)
     Mouth and Hand-Mouth Reflex/Response Checklists (Full-Term Baby, 40 Weeks Gestation)

2: To Breastfeed and/or Bottle-Feed: That Is the Question
     Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding Differences
     Health and Development Benefits of Breastfeeding versus Bottle-Feeding
     Why Are So Many Moms Having Difficulty Breastfeeding?
     Tongue, Lip, and Buccal Restrictions


3: Good Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding Practices and What to Do If Problems Arise ..
     The Best Positioning for Feeding Your Baby and Why
     What is Your Baby's Position During Breastfeeding or Bottle-Feeding?
     What Can Go Wrong in Breastfeeding or Bottle-Feeding?
     What is Your Baby Doing During Feeding?
     Choosing an Appropriate Bottle Nipple
     Choosing the Right Bottle Nipple for Your Baby
     What to Do if Your Baby has Difficulty Maintaining a Latch
     Helping Your Baby Latch Onto the Breast or Bottle
     What to Do if Liquid is Flowing Too Fast or Too Slowly
     Important Note for Parents Who Are Bottle-Feeding
     Liquid Flow from the Breast or Bottle
     Nutrition and Hydration
     What My Baby's Body is Telling Me

4: Good Spoon-Feeding, Cup-Drinking, Straw-Drinking, and Chewing Practices, and What to Do If Problems Arise
     Positioning Your Baby for New Feeding Activities
     How Is Your Baby Positioned During Feeding?
     Jaw Support
     Spoon-Feeding
     How Do You Eat From a Spoon?
     How to Properly Spoon-Feed Your Baby
     How Does Your Baby Eat From a Spoon?
     An Important Note about Pouch Foods
     Drinking from an Open Cup
     How Do You Drink from an Open Cup?
     How to Teach Your Baby Open Cup-Drinking
     How Does Your Baby Drink From an Open Cup?
     Drinking from a Straw
     How Do You Drink From a Straw?
     How To Teach Your Baby to Drink from a Straw
     How Does Your Baby Drink From a Straw?
     Taking Bites and Chewing Safe, Appropriate Foods
     How Do You Take Bites and Chew Food?
     How to Teach Your Baby to Safely Take Bites of Food and Chew Properly
     How Does Your Baby Take Bites and Chew Foods?
     Weaning from Bottle and Breast
     Weaning From Breast or Bottle Checklist
     Appropriate Mouth Items and Toys
     Some Recommended Mouthing Items or Toys by Age
     Feeding Problems and Picky Eating
     What To Do If My Child has Feeding Problems
     What To Do if My Child is a Picky Eater
     Food and Liquid Record
     My Child's Eating and Drinking Patterns

 
Inside look at "What This Book Can Do for You"

Parents often receive little instruction on how to feed their children, yet good feeding, eating, and drinking skills encourage the best possible mouth development. You are going to feed your child, so why not use appropriate feeding techniques to support your child’s mouth development from birth?

Most of our eating and drinking skills develop in the first 2 years of life. Your child’s feeding skills will change rapidly, particularly in the first year. However, many parents don’t know the significance of these rapid changes. You can help with the process by using appropriate feeding methods.

Feeding is like dancing. You and your child are partners in this dance. The best feeding method for you and your child may be somewhat different from what others do. As in ballroom dancing, many of the steps are similar, but you will use specific feeding variations to suit you and your child.

This book contains important guidelines to help you and your child learn the feeding dance easily and successfully. It also addresses problems you may encounter in feeding. Some information is repeated in the book for your convenience.