Nutrition: Ellyn Satters Feeding with Love and Good Sense

Feeding
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Feeding
In the transition one video, the child is clearly motivated to feed and seen to follow the spoon as the mother gives him food (Satter, 2017). At the same time the mother is seen to be cautious about the way he feeds him. She takes time and allows the child to see the spoon coming to his mouth and time to swallow the food he has in the mouth. In the transitional video two, shows a different approach that does not seem to work. The father is seen to give the child solid for the first time in six months. The child on the other hand does not want to take the food, as after the first spoon, he is seen to defend himself with his hands. However, the father does not seem to realize that this would be a good sign to stop to allow the child some time off before they are introduced to the solid foods again (BabyCenter, 2017). Stopping after the child has refused to take slid food is a good relief and one that could motivate the child next time they are given the food. In the toddler one video, there is a family sited at the dinner table and the children next n a smaller table (Satter, 2017). The element of eating together is seen to have some significant importance to the toddler as he is attentive to the company he has as he eats his food. At first, he does not want help which is common with toddlers and then after assistance from the mother, he seems to enjoy the meal. This is a crucial element, as toddlers will sometime refuse help as they try to do it on their own, which part of the learning process. Offering assistance while give freedom to explore is a good approach in leaning to self-fee...