Establish routines that are based on each individual baby's needs. Hold babies during bottle feeding in order to develop warm, nurturing relationships with them. Routines that Center Around Eating Remember that not everyone has the same diet. It's important to be especially sensitive to children who come from cultures other than our own, are vegetarian, lactose-intolerant, or who have other special religious or dietary needs. It's essential to talk to the families and find out which foods are appropriate and which are not.
Children prefer plain, familiar food they can eat with their fingers.
It's important that snacks vary from day to day, and that snacks, drinks and desserts are nutritious. When there are children at school from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, it is crucial to include foods they like and that are familiar to them. Avoid tying food together with behavior either as a reward or a punishment. Eating should be a shared and cooperative experience with foods served family style. Meals should be a time to chat, enjoy and help each other.