Good Nutrition and Feeding Practices for Toddlers (Palo Alto and Fremont)

Class Overview:

This class is for parents of children 1 to 3 years of age. The format is both lecture and question and answer so that your personal concerns can be addressed.

Issues typically discussed are:

  • Poor weight gain and how to get your child to eat more
  • Rapid weight gain and how to prevent this
  • What is “normal growth”
  • Contents of a healthy meal
  • How much food & fluids your child should have
  • The picky eater
  • The child who fusses at mealtime

This class is for you if any of the following is true:

  • I feel my child is not growing well
  • I feel bad about my child's eating habits
  • My child fusses at mealtime
  • I feed my child to get him to eat more.  If I let him feed himself, he won't eat enough food
    and he gets messy
  • I make my child eat a certain amount of food
  • I have to push the nipple or spoon into my child's mouth to get him to eat
  • I have to trick, distract or entertain my child to get him to eat
  • I force my child to try new foods
  • I chase my child around the house to get more food into him
  • I only give foods I know my child will eat
  • If my child won't eat, I give him something different to eat
  • I am concerned my child will become overweight if I let him eat as much as he wants
  • I will only give my child a dessert if he eats his vegetables or finishes everything on his plate

Location:

Palo Alto Center
795 El Camino Real
Level 3, Hearst Center for Health Education
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Nutrition office: 650-853-2961
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Next Class:

Palo Alto Center:
2009 Dates: Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
January 22, 2009
March 19, 2009
May 21, 2009
July 16, 2009
September 17, 2009
November 12, 2009

Fremont Center
3200 Kearney Street
Conference Room, Building 2
Fremont, CA 94538
Nutrition office: 510-498-2184
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Call for dates

For more information on dates and times of this class please call 650-853-2961 (Nutrition Department).

Cost: $28 per couple, registration beforehand is required.

If you cannot find what you are looking for or have questions, please e-mail the Education Division at education@pamf.org or call 650-853-2960. (Leave your name and phone number and someone will return your call as soon as possible.)