Toddler Tip of the Day

The Food Guide Pyramid for young children (view pyramid) was designed by the US Dept. of Agriculture to promote healthy nutrition in children from the age of 2 - 6 years. It is meant to be a general guide to daily food choices.

From: keepkidshealthy.com

Tags: diet, education

If your child is young or in a new school, visit the school with your child. Meeting the teacher, locating their classroom, locker, lunchroom, etc., will help ease pre-school anxieties and also allow your child to ask questions about the new environment.

Call ahead to make sure the teachers will be available to introduce themselves to your child.

From: nasponline.org

Tags: back to school

Depending on the program, some preschools require three-year-olds to be potty trained by the first day of school, some don’t. Check with your school and then move ahead with your plan.

From: associatedcontent.com

Tags: toilet training, back to school

Make a note of important dates, especially back-to-school nights.

This is especially important if you have children in more than one school and need to juggle obligations. Arrange for a babysitter now, if necessary.

From: nasponline.org

Tags: backtoschool

Rather than rushing out in August to buy school clothes, wait it out until mid-September.

In addition to finding more things on sale, your kids will also have an opportunity to see what everyone else is wearing before they buy those jeans they thought were trendy.

From: parentsconnect.com

Tags: backtoschool, clothes

Meat is started somewhere between 9 and 12 months of age.

Your daughter’s doctor recommended the upper age to start meats. The primary concern for starting meat is that it is a good source of iron and iron deficiency anemia is the primary nutritional deficiency in infants and children.

By age one, she should be consuming about 2 servings from the meat, poultry, fish, dry beans and eggs group per day. One serving would consist of about 1 ounce or 1-2 Tbsp. of any of these.

From: dietitian.com

Tags: diet, health

Readers follow two children and their father as they ride the rails in Subway

From: Lil’ Fingers Storybooks and Games

Tags: books

It is crucial for the doctor’s measurements to be as accurate as possible because a discrepancy of as little as a few millimeters in length or a few grams in weight can make a difference where your baby falls on the charts.

From: toddlers activity and discipline guide.com

Tags: medical, health

The single most important thing your child can do to prevent illness is to wash his or her hands thoroughly and frequently.

Despite your best efforts, your child is going to get sick, especially during his or her first few years of contact with larger groups of children. But a child’s immunity improves with time.

School-age children gradually become less prone to common illnesses and recover more quickly from the diseases they do catch.

From: pueblo.gsa.gov

Tags: school, backtoschool, health

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has doubled the amount of vitamin D it recommends for infants, children, and adolescents.

As recently as 2003, the AAP recommended 200 international units (IU) a day starting within the first two months of life.

From: familyeducation.com

Tags: health, vitamins