Children Serve ThemselvesResources For Parents and Childcare ProvidersPage 12 of 14

Children Serve Themselves: Resources For Parents and Childcare ProvidersPage 12 of 14

Resources to Share with Parents

If you want to learn more about family style dining, responsive feeding practices, and teaching children how to serve themselves, you may visit the following websites.

USDA Provider Handbook
USDA Support Family Style Meals, Nutrition and wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Family Style Dining Guide
Family Style Dining Guide- A mealtime Approach For Early Care and Education
still of video about the process of children serving themselves
There are many different things to watch for when children are developing self-serving skills, such as to-and-from passing, hygiene risks, hunger and satiety. Click here to learn more about the process of children learning to serve themselves.
Samantha Ramsay
Watch Samantha Ramsay's TED Talk about how to feed young children

Share Handouts with Parents

Build Healthy Mealtime Habits
Build Healthy Mealtime Habits
Getting Kids in the Kitchen
Getting Kids in the Kitchen
Family Meal Pledge
Family Meal Pledge
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