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![](media/image1.png){width="1.78125in"
height="1.6145833333333333in"}Fit WIC Staff Training Post-Test

Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge.

1.  Which statement below best describes the Division of Responsibility
    in feeding children?

    a.  The caregiver decides how much and what food to feed the child,
        the child decides when to eat it.

    b.  The caregiver decides when and what food the child will eat the
        child, the child decides how much to eat.

    c.  The caregiver decides what food to feed the child and when meals
        are served, the child decides how much to eat.

    d.  The caregiver and the child decide what foods the child will
        eat, when the child will eat and how much the child will eat
        together.

2.  Which of the following would indicate that a parent is being too
    controlling over the child's eating?

    a.  The child must eat everything on the plate before getting
        dessert.

    b.  The child must sit at the table until he or she eats everything
        on the plate.

    c.  The child must take at least one bite of each food on the plate.

    d.  All of the above.

3.  Which of the following would indicate that a caregiver is being too
    permissive over a child's eating?

    a.  The child has set meals and snack times.

    b.  The child eats with the family at meals.

    c.  The child is allowed milk or juice anytime.

    d.  The child is allowed to not eat any vegetables at a meal.

4.  What should a parent do if a child will not try a new food?

    a.  Don't worry about it.

    b.  Encourage them to try the food.

    c.  Offer other foods if they try the new food.

    d.  Punish them for not trying the food.

5.  What should a parent do if a child does not eat all the food on his
    or her plate?

    a.  Encourage them to finish the food.

    b.  Praise the other children at the table who have finished their
        food.

    c.  Don't worry about it.

    d.  Make them sit at the table until the food is gone.

6.  What should a parent do if a child does not want to eat at a meal?

    a.  Encourage them to eat.

    b.  Tell them they don't have to eat, but they need to sit at the
        table for a while.

    c.  Offer a well liked food if they eat.

    d.  Punish them for not eating.

7.  What should a caregiver do if a child only wants to eat a few foods?

    a.  Keep offering other foods at regular meals and snacks.

    b.  Let them eat whatever foods they like.

    c.  Make sure that the foods they like are not in the house.

    d.  Offer the well liked foods only after they have eaten other
        foods.

8.  What should a caregiver do if a child always wants to eat between
    meals or is always in the refrigerator or cupboards looking for
    food?

    a.  Allow the child to eat only at meal and snack times.

    b.  Don't worry about it, let them eat when they want.

    c.  Make sure there are only healthy foods in the house.

    d.  Offer milk or juice instead of food.

9.  How can a caregiver ensure that a child is getting all the right
    nutrients and amounts of food?

    a.  They can't, just relax, provide healthy foods at regular meals
        and snacks and allow the child to choose the foods and how much
        the child should eat.

    b.  Carefully measure serving sizes for children and don't allow
        them to eat more or less.

    c.  Provide only healthy, low-fat foods and no sweets like cookies
        and cake.

    d.  All of the above.

10. What is the best way you could help a caregiver with a child who is
    overweight and is interested in making a change?

    a.  Tell the caregiver about the appropriate serving sizes for a
        child and tell her to limit the amount of food.

    b.  Tell the caregiver to offer only healthy, low-fat, low sugar
        foods and no junk foods.

    c.  Tell the caregiver about her job and her child's job in feeding
        and help her practice it with her child.

    d.  All of the above.

11. What is the best way you could help a caregiver with a child who is
    underweight and is interested in making a change?

    a.  Tell the caregiver to offer only the foods that the child likes
        to eat.

    b.  Tell the caregiver to offer cookies, cake, chips, etc. to get
        the child to eat more.

    c.  Tell the caregiver to praise the child for eating.

    d.  Tell the caregiver about her job and her child's job in feeding
        and help her practice it with her child.

12. Which of the following are examples of good parenting practices
    during meals and snacks and which are examples of poor practices.
    Put an "A" next to good practices and a "B" next to poor practices.
    A=Good practices; B=Poor practices

> \_\_\_\_ Child eats with family at table.
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> \_\_\_\_ Child is allowed dessert only after eating meal.
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> \_\_\_\_ Child chooses foods served at meal.
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> \_\_\_\_ Child decides when (timing of meals and snacks) he or she
> should eat.
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> \_\_\_\_ Child decides whether or not to eat at a meal or snack.
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> \_\_\_\_ Child decides how much food to eat.
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> \_\_\_\_ Parent decides when child is finished eating.
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> \_\_\_\_ Parent decides on the foods that are served.
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> \_\_\_\_ Parent praises child for eating food and trying new food.
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> \_\_\_\_ Parent offers other foods if child doesn't like foods at
> meal.
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> \_\_\_\_ Child is allowed to explore the food offered with his or her
> hands.
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> \_\_\_\_ Child is allowed to walk around the table and play during the
> meal.
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> \_\_\_\_ Child chooses foods served at meal.
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> \_\_\_\_ Parent makes child eat something at each meal and snack.

13. What was the most useful part of the training today?

14. What was the least useful part of the training?

15. On a scale of 1-10 with ten being the highest, how would you rank
    today's training?

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16. How much do you think you learned from this training?

    a.  I learned a lot of new information.

    b.  I learned some new information.

    c.  I learned a little new information.

    d.  I didn't learn much at all.

17. How do you think this training changed the way you will counsel
    participants? Circle all that apply.

    a.  It didn't change anything.

    b.  I am more comfortable talking about parenting issues.

    c.  I feel that I can get more useful information from the
        participants.

    d.  I feel that I can better identify parenting problems related to
        feeding.

    e.  I now have more or better resources to use to help in my
        counseling.

    f.  I know of some new ways to help participants that I will try.

    g.  I feel that I can be more successful in my counseling.

    h.  Other:
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18. How do you feel about group discussions with participants about
    parenting during meals? Circle all that apply.

    a.  I am not very comfortable leading a discussion.

    b.  I feel somewhat comfortable leading a discussion.

    c.  I don't think group discussions will help participants.

    d.  I think group discussions are difficult to schedule.

    e.  I feel very comfortable leading a discussion.

    f.  I would like to see group discussions in our WIC clinic.

    g.  Other:
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19\. How do you feel about leading nutrition and physical activities for
children? Circle all that apply.

a.  I am not very comfortable leading activities for children.

b.  I feel somewhat comfortable leading activities for children.

c.  I don't think these activities will help children.

d.  I think activities for children are difficult to schedule.

e.  I feel very comfortable leading activities for children.

f.  I would like to see activities for children in our WIC clinic.

g.  Other:
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Thank you for completing this test and evaluation!