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Build Good Eating Habits by Being a Good Role Model

Last Updated: September 27, 2008

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Parenting Tips for Your 12 Month Old Child

You can do a lot of things now to help your baby build good eating habits for the rest of her life.

  • Set a good example by serving and eating a variety of nutritious foods. Eating nutritious foods is good for your physical and emotional health, too.
  • Sit down and eat with your child. Try to have the whole family sit down together at least once a day. It’s a good time to connect with each other.
  • Give children positive attention when they eat the nutritious food you’ve given them.
  • Remember babies do not spend very much time eating. When they are done, let them out of the high chair to play somewhere else. Never make eating a power struggle.
  • Babies and adults need good healthy food to live. Spend time preparing and enjoying good foods.


Learn more about Your 12 Month Old Child from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.
Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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