Describe infant/toddler nutritional needs
Learn about the nutritional needs of infants and toddlers in our comprehensive guide. Understand the importance of developmentally appropriate practices for children with various needs, including developmental, emotional, cognitive, language, and physical. Perfect for early childhood education and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Age group
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs3 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Describe infant/toddler nutritional needs.
- Describe common myths and facts about safe sleep for infants and young toddlers.
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs.
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with need in one or more of the following areas: 1. Emotional 2. Cognitive 3. Language 4. Physical
- Identify the nutritional needs of children birth through age twelve
- Identify the need to maintain individual feeding schedules for infants.
- Identify infant and toddler materials and equipment
- Identify the importance of child nutrition and nutrition training for staff in childcare.
- Identify strategies for integrating culture and diversity into an infant and toddler program
- Identify strategies for providing appropriate care for infants and toddlers with chronic health issues
- Demonstrate understanding of appropriate interaction with infants and toddlers.
- Define healthy practices to mitigate the spread of germs and decrease the likelihood of SIDS in infants and toddlers.
- List safety risks for infants and toddlers and strategies to diminish these risks.
- List the most common reasons why infants and toddlers bite.
- Identify types of abuse in infants and toddlers.
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
- Demonstrate understanding of the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Identify the nutritional needs of children aged four and above.
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