When children eat, they develop and practice many skills. They need safe, nurturing environments for their growth and development.

This series will help viewers plan and carry out safe mealtimes that nurture young children. Viewers will learn how to improve the physical, social, and emotional settings they provide for children while they eat.

Experts in child development and nutrition discuss important feeding issues.

The series was developed as a satellite broadcast course for students and professionals in child development and nutrition, child care providers, Head Start staff, dietitians, food-service workers, or anyone who trains staff or parents on issues related to feeding children.

Although this is a comprehensive series on feeding young children in groups, each of the four sessions is designed to stand alone.

The book How to Get Your Kid to Eat, But Not Too Much is used to support the concepts presented in this series.

Continuing Education Credit (CEU's) and academic credit are available for this series. Please call 800-405-8942 for further information.

The series was developed by Laurel Branen and Janice Fletcher, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho.

Produced By: School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho

Includes:

• Six Principles of Feeding Young Children in Group Settings (100 minutes)
  
  
• Creating a Developmentally Sound Feeding Environment (102 minutes)
  
  
• Choices for Children's Health and Well-Being (106 minutes)
  
  
• Common Questions About Feeding (105 minutes)
  
  
• Trainer's Guide and handouts