"What formula should I give my new baby?" "When should I start introducing other food groups?" "What do I do if my child only wants to eat junk food?" Parents have a lot of questions about the basics ...

Without support from the community, workplace, government and society as a whole, even doctors have trouble breastfeeding – a ...

August is National Breastfeeding Month. This year the theme for this observance is “Nourish, Sustain, Thrive.” Organizations across the globe and locally have been promoting this theme and raising ...

A Rochester Institute of Technology researcher has validated a tool measuring adherence to a popular child feeding approach used by pediatricians, nutritionists, social workers and child psychologists ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Feeding practices are important determinants of growth and development of children. Using infant and young child feeding indicators and ...

Pediatricians recommend parents breastfeed their children for up to 2 years. But most fall well short of that benchmark.