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Healthy eating habits are best formed at a young age. If you are a parent, or care for a child, the links in Kids to Teens 1 & 2 will give you the practical tips and meal ideas you need to feed your child (children) nutritious meals that are quick and easy to prepare. There are also great resources here for the expectant mother.

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding:

Breast Feeding Best for Baby (Your Pediatrician-no date)
Guidelines for the Nursing Mother (Child Development Institute-no date)
Common Breast Feeding Myths (University of Prince Edward Island-no date)

Infants/ Toddlers

Specific Foods/Diet Info:

Vitamins (Canadian Paediatric Society)

Children

Specific Foods/Diet Info:

Kids and Nutrition (FoodFIT-no date)
Dirt Eaters (KidsDoctor-no date)
Children Who Do Not Eat Enough Meat/Dairy May Be At Risk For
Impaired Learning Ability (ASNS/ASCN-Aug/00)
Balanced Diets for Veggie Kids (Advocate Health Care-no date)
Vegan Children (Andrews University-no date)
Vegetarian Diets: Advantages for Kids (PCRM-no date)
Nutrition Issues for Low-Income Children (Child & Family Canada-Sep/96)
Nutrition for Special Needs Kids-Resources (Nutrition.gov)
Sugar in Schools (About.com-no date)

Tips for Feeding Fussy Eaters:

Children & Food Refusal (About Pediatrics-Updated May/01)
Ways to Help Your Child Develop Good Attitudes About Eating (Dr. Koop-Apr/00)
Motivate Kids to Eat More Fruits and Veggies (Nutrition For Kids-Mar/Apr/00)
When it Comes to Food, Do Children Want What They Can't Have? (ASNS/ASCN-May/99)
Sneaky Ways to Get Kids to Eat Veggies (KidsEatGreat.com-/99)
Taming Fussy Eaters (Foodwatch-extract from /98 cookbook)
Healthy Mealtime Habits (KidsHealth-no date)
Child-Size Servings & Mealtime Tips (Muskoka-Parry Sound Health-no date)
Feeding Kids: Mealtime Mania (Peel Health-no date)
Fussy Eaters (Canadian Paediatric Society)
What Can I Do if My Child Hates Vegetables? (Dietitians of Canada-no date)

Healthy Weights & Exercise:

Healthy Weights/Childhood Obesity:

Childhood Obesity: An Alarming Trend (CHN-May/01)

Childhood Obesity: Managing Your Child's
Food Environment (weightfocus.com-updatedMar/01)

Choosing a Weight Loss Program for Children
(Dr. Koop-reviewed Oct/00)

Children & Weight Management (About Pediatrics-Updated Jan/00)

Helping Your Overweight Child (NIH/NIDDK-Updated Feb/98)

Your Child's Weight (Kid's Health-no date)

Exercise & healthy weights for kids:

Exercise for Overweight Kids
(The Physician and Sportsmedicine-Jun/98)
Active Living for Overwieght Youth (CFLRI-no date)

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