Rosewood Academy Dallas

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• Rosewood Academy Childcare, Preschool Serving
  Carrollton, Frisco, Dallas

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FEEDING YOUR 1- TO 3-MONTH-OLD

• During your baby's first 3 months, breast milk or
  formula will provide all the nutrition needed.

Breastfeeding gt feeds six to eight times per day.
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FEEDING YOUR 4- TO 7-MONTH-OLD

• Experts recommend gradually starting solid foods
  when a baby is about 6 months old, depending on
  the baby's readiness and nutritional needs.

How to Start Feeding Solids? Most babies' first
food is a little iron-fortified infant
single-grain cereal mixed with breast milk or
formula. Place the spoon near your baby's lips,
and let the baby smell and taste.
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FEEDING YOUR 8- TO 12-MONTH-OLD

• By about 8 months old, most babies are pros at
  handling the iron-fortified infant cereals and
  the pureed foods that have been introduced as
  part of their diet along with breast milk or
  formula.

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CHANGING EATING HABITS

• As you expand your baby's palate, continue to
  give new foods a trial run (a few days to a week)
  to look for any allergic reactions.

gt No honey until first birthday. It may contain
certain spores that, while harmless to adults,
can cause botulism in babies.
gt And do not give regular cow's milk until your
baby is older than 12 months because it does not
have the nutrition that infants need.
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By the time babies are around 9 months old, they
usually have the dexterity and coordination to
take food between forefinger and thumb so that
they can try feeding themselves with their
fingers.
By the first birthday, babies usually are ready
to go from formula to cow's milk. You've probably
already introduced your baby to a sippy cup, so
let him or her keep working on it.
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FEEDING YOUR 1- TO 2-YEAR-OLD

• Toddlers at this age are moving from the eating
  habits they had as infants toward a diet more
  like your own. Food preferences are set early in
  life, so help your child to develop a taste for
  healthy foods now.

Your toddler will continue to explore
self-feeding, first with fingers and then with
utensils at around 15 to 18 months of age. Allow
your toddler to respond to internal cues for
hunger and fullness but set the boundaries.
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A WORD ABOUT MILK

• Milk is an important part of a toddler's diet
  because it provides calcium and vitamin D, which
  help build strong bones. Most kids under age 2
  should drink whole milk for the dietary fats
  needed for normal growth and brain development.

When your child is 2, you can make the switch to
low-fat or nonfat milk. Between 12 and 18 months
of age is a good time for transition to a cup.
Instead of cutting out bottles all at once, you
can gradually eliminate them from the feeding
schedule, starting with mealtime. If you are
breastfeeding, only offer milk in a cup and avoid
the bottle habit altogether.
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CONTACT US
Dallas Phone[phone] Fax(214)
350-0001 Address 2310 Stutz Rd. Dallas, TX 75235
Frisco Phone[phone] Fax(214)
618-6355 Address4577 Ohio Dr. Frisco, TX 75035
Carrollton Phone[phone] Fax(972)
939-6219 Address2117 E. Rosemeade
Pkwy Carrollton, TX 75007
www.rosewoodacademy.net
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