Vertical Timeline

Breastfeeding

• Exclusive breastfeeding for the first year.

Active Play

• Dedicate time every day for active play:
  • Limit time spent in items that restrict movement (car seats, strollers, bouncy seat, etc).

Role Modeling

• Parents and family model healthy active living.

Bottle Feeding

• Practice appropriate bottle feeding practices:
• Avoid bottle propping.
• Only breastmilk or formula in bottle unless otherwise directed by physician.

Food Introduction

• ​Introduce solid foods around 6 months of age.
• Expose baby to a wide variety of healthy foods.
• Also offer a variety of textures.

Healthy Snacking

• After 9 months, offer 2-3 healthy and nutritious snacks per day.
• Maintain fruit and vegetable consumption after finger foods are introduced.

Foster Self Feeding

• Babies are encouraged to use spoons and fingers to feed themselves.
• Babies are encouraged to drink from a cup starting at 6 months of age.
• Parents recognize hunger and satiety cues.

Healthy Drinks

• Babies should drink breastmilk or formula for the first year of life.
• Try to avoid introducing juice until child is a toddler. If juice is introduced, wait until 6-9 months and limit consumption to 4-6 ounces.
• Avoid introduction of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Routines are Important

• ​Establish and maintain healthy routines:
• Regular meals.
• Daily physical activity.
• Adequate Sleep.

Building a Team

• Parents engage family and friends to help their child eat healthy and be active.
• Parents and childcare workers work together to provide healthy foods and active play.

Screen Time

• Limit TV exposure:
• Aim for no TV exposure for infants.
• Avoid placement of TV in bedroom.

Healthy Beverages

• Choose milk or water for your child’s beverage.

Active Play

• Dedicate time every day for active play.

Role Modeling

• Parents and family model healthy active living.

Healthy Snacking

• Offer 2-3 healthy and nutritious snacks as part of your daily routine.

Picky Eaters

• Introduce a variety foods multiple times and in multiple ways .

• Offer healthy food in age-appropriate portions at meals and snacks:
• Let child decide what and how much to eat.

Routines are Important

• Establish and maintain healthy routines:
• Regular meals.
• Daily physical activity.
• Adequate Sleep.

Building a Team

• Parents engage family and friends to help their child eat healthy and be active.
• Parents and childcare workers work together to provide healthy foods and active play.

Screen Time

• Limit TV exposure to less than 2 hours/day.
• Avoid commercials and advertisements.
• No TV’s in children’s bedrooms.

Healthy Beverages

• Chose milk or water for your child’s beverage.

Active Play

• Make time in your routine for active play everyday.

Role Modeling

• Parents and family model healthy active living.

Screen Time

• Limit TV exposure to less than 2 hours/day.
• Avoid commercials and advertisements.
• No TV’s in children’s bedrooms.
• Avoid snacking while watching TV.

Healthy Snacking

• Offer 2 healthy and nutritious snacks as part of your daily routine.

Picky Eating

• Eat a variety of healthy foods:
• Preschoolers should eat the same healthy meals as their family.

Parent Provides, Child Decides

• Offer healthy food in age-appropriate portions at meals and snacks:
• Let child decide what and how much to eat.

Routines are Important

• ​Establish and maintain healthy routines:
• Adequate Sleep.
• Regular meals.
• Daily physical activity.

Building a Team

• Parents engage family and friends to help their child eat healthy and be active.
• Parents and childcare workers work together to provide healthy foods and active play.