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Family Focused Research

Sarbjeet Kaur

Family Perspectives

ECE-233-ONB

Instructor: Roxana Zuleta

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

I have maintained Academic Integrity in my work by adhering to the values of honesty and integrity. I declare that this

work respects APA requirements as well as policies within the School of the Health Sciences.

Student Signature: Sarbjeet Kaur

Student Number: N01258607

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FEEDING/NUTRITION Tips and Strategies:

FOR INFANTS 1. By the age of six months, infants are developmentally ready for other
foods or solids.

Example, At about six months, infants start showing signs of readiness that
DEVELOPMENTAL include better head control, ability to sit without support, leaning towards
BACKGROUND food, picking up the food, trying to put the food in the mouth and opening
the mouth when food is offered. Solid foods include mashed fruits and
INFANTS REQUIRE NUTRIENTS FOR vegetables, milk yogurt, soft finger foods and legumes with different
THEIR RAPID PHYSICAL GROWTH textures (Introducing Solid Food, n.d.).
AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
THEREFORE, FEEDING NUTRITIOUS
FOOD IS MUST FOR THEIR
OVERALL DEVELOPMENT AND IS
AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE PARENTS. TYPICALLY, AN
INFANT DRINKS 2 OZ. TO 6 OZ. OF
LIQUID PER FEEDING, 6 TIMES PER
DAY AND HE/SHE CONSUME MORE
THAN 100 CALORIES PER DAY FOR
EACH KILOGRAM THEY W EIGH.
“THE CANADIAN PAEDI ATRIC 2. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and should be sustained
for up to one year of age or longer is important for the healthy growth and
SOCIETY AND WHO AGRE E THAT
development of infants.
THERE IS NO BETTER FOOD FOR
AN INFANT THAN BREAST MILK” Example: It has been accepted as a nutrition standard and also promoted by
(FELDMAN & LANDRY, 2 017, P.99). the World Health Organization as breast milk supplies the correct quantity,
quality and absorption of nutrients. Infants digest it easily and efficiently. It
Breast milk contains all the is important for infants’ short term and long term heath, enhanced
necessary nutrients essentials for cognitive development and also protects them from various infections
(Infant Feeding, n.d.).
infants’ growth and also provides
immunity to fight against various 3. The first-foods introduced should be rich in iron.
diseases and infections (Feldman &
Example, Iron is essential for the infants’ growth, brain, motor and
Landry, 2017, p.100). behavioral development. Therefore, iron-rich foods such as iron-fortified
infant cereal, finely minced meat or fish, mashed cooked egg yolk, mashed
beans, tofu should be offered to the child two or more times each day.

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4. Some foods are not safe

for infants or infants might
Local Community Resources
be allergic to some foods.
1. Toronto Public Health: It is a free Toronto Public Health program available
Example, Hard, crunchy, sticky
in variety of languages for parents and caregivers to enhance the nutritional
and round solid foods as whole
grapes, nuts, seeds, candy status of children between 6 months to 6 years of age and provide assistance
chewing gum, and popcorn or to parents in feeding practices and nutrition education.
nut butters can block your
Address: City Hall – 100 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON.
baby’s airways and cause
choking. M5H2N2

Honey can also make the Ph. no. 416-338-7600

infants sick till one year of
age. Wheat, eggs, seafood,
nuts, milk products are
some of the foods that may
cause an allergic reaction.
2. KinderCare Pediatrics Toronto: It is a full service multidisciplinary
pediatric health centre that provides knowledge and support to new mothers
related to bfreastfeeding and infant nutrition.

Address: 491 Eglinton Avenue West,

Suite 301 Toronto, Ontario M5N1A8

Ph. no. 416-848-7665.

For further Information:

Read an online article

“Feeding your Baby: 6 – 12 Feeding to infants across different culture: Healthy infant feeding practices,
months (2013) which is including exclusive breastfeeding and delayed introduction of complementary foods,
available on this link are promoted by health clinicians as well as by numerous national and international
http://www.cssd.gov.nl.Ca/pu organizations. However, mothers base their infant feeding decisions on an array of
blications/pdf/Healthyliving factors, including their experiences, family demands, socioeconomic circumstances,
/Feeding_Your_Baby.pdf that and cultural beliefs.
will provide an in-depth
For example: In India most of the mothers give breastfeeding to their babies as they
information regarding when,
believe that breastmilk is an appropriate nutrition during the period of infancy and
how and which solid foods are
when they recognize that now their babies are able to eat some solid nutriotion then
good for infants. This online
they introduce some solid foods like fruits, vegetables, small amount of protein rich
provides in-depth information
eatable things (yogurt,m cheese). So, the parents have to always give the right
to parents and caregivers that

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what kind of solid foods are proportion of food to their children so by keeping in mind about the safety factor
healthy during the period of like what kind of solids can cause allergic reaction to their babies.
infancy.

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References

Baby Milestones, (2013). Retrieved from https://pathways.org/growth,dedelopment/baby/ milestones

Child feeding http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/infant-and-young-child-feeding

Elinar, A. (2015). Cultural influences on Infant feeding. Retrieved from

http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/30/3/e11?

Feldman, R. & Landry, O. (2017). Chapter 3: Infancy. In Discovering the Lifespan. (Second

Canadian ed., p. 96) New Jersey: Pearson.

Images retrieved from

https://www.google.ca/search?q=nutrition+and+feeding+for+infants&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA824CA824&source

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beAhXCnuAKHfZsBIEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1440&bih=769#imgrc=acGd1JqUshjdmM:

Introducing solids. Retrieved from https://www.nestlebaby.ca/en/6-8-months/infant-

nutrition/babys-first-foods-step-step-guide?

Laura, M. (2017). Retrieved from https://pathways.org/us/our-mission/history