Describe infant/toddler nutritional needs
Learn about the nutritional needs of infants and toddlers, including common myths and facts about safe sleep. Gain valuable insights for early childhood education and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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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 infant/toddler nutritional needs.
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs.
- Describe common myths and facts about safe sleep for infants and young toddlers.
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Identify infant and toddler materials and equipment
- Identify types of abuse in infants and toddlers.
- Identify the need to maintain individual feeding schedules for infants.
- 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.
- 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 the nutritional needs of children birth through age twelve
- List the most common reasons why infants and toddlers bite.
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