The children determine how much they want to eat and are not forced to eat too much or foods they do not like. You can help your child's caregiver by giving her the toll-free number to call the Better Kid Care program at Penn State for free educational materials. In a quality child care program children learn lots of things during mealtimes. They learn about different kinds of food, to take turns, and to carry on conversations with each other. Good manners are taught, with the caregiver modeling the behavior rather than just telling the children what to do, over and over.
Children learn quicker by good example.
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