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Feeding Tips for Young Children

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1.  What approximate percentage of feeding issues are from parenting?
  1. 75%
  2. 50%
  3. 25%
  4. 10%
2.  What is the most complex sensory activity children participate in?
  1. Sensory motor play
  2. Bathing
  3. Feeding
  4. Toileting
3.  What are the reasons children do not eat?
  1. Physical complications
  2. Medical complications
  3. Behavioral factors
  4. All of the above
4.  Approximately how many times does a child need to be exposed to a new food before adding to their repertoire?
  1. 5 times
  2. 10 times
  3. 20 times
  4. 30 times
5.  What are terms that we should avoid when talking about food with children?
  1. Hard, crunchy, soft
  2. Red, green, brown
  3. Tasty, awful, good, bad
  4. Hot, cold, warm
6.  What is one body position we should avoid when children are sitting at the table?
  1. Feet flat on ground or surface
  2. Dangling feet so they can move
  3. 90 degrees at the hips
  4. 90 degrees at the knees
7.  What is one strategy you could use when children cannot tolerate new food on their plates?
  1. Learning plate
  2. Dessert as a reinforcer
  3. Visual schedule
  4. None of the above
8.  Which statement is true about hunger?
  1. When children are stressed, they eat more
  2. When children are hungry, they will eat
  3. You can re-teach hunger
  4. None of the above
9.  What step comes first when learning to eat a new food?
  1. Touching
  2. Smelling
  3. Interacting
  4. Tolerating
10.  Which one is not a strategy for successful family meal time?
  1. Child is the highlight
  2. Meals should be enjoyable
  3. Create a routine
  4. Serve family style

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