For More Information About Feeding Skills, Behaviors, and Assessment of Feeding Skills

Questions about food patterns and feeding skills. This tables outlines questions that may be useful in assessing food patterns and feeding skills. It is available for download in pdf format.

Bright Futures, Nutrition Questionnaires for Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Appendices A, B, and C in Holt K, Wooldridge N, Story M, eds. 2011 Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition (3rd ed.). American Academy of Pediatrics. Questionnaires, along with guidelines for interpreting answers to the questionnaires are included. They are available online: http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/pdf/index.html (scroll to the “Nutrition Tools” section).

Suggested Serving Sizes for Children. This table outlines suggested serving sizes for children. It is available for download in pdf format.

Nutrition Questionnaires for Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Appendices A, B, and C in Story M, Holt K, Sofka D, eds. 2002 Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition (2nd ed.). Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. Questionnaires, along with guidelines for interpreting answers to the questionnaires are included. This publication is out of print, but can be downloaded from http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition and print copies can also be ordered.

Pocket Guide to Children with Special Health Care and Nutritional Needs. DeVore J, Shotton A, eds. Pocket Guide to Children with Special Health Care and Nutritional Needs. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2012. Order online: https://www.eatright.org/shop/product.aspx?id=6442467529

Oral-motor Feeding Problems. Glass RP. Oral-motor feeding problems. In: Yang Y, et al. Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Washington State Department of Health. 2010. This chapter reviews many of the medications (and the medication-nutrient interactions that may be present) commonly used in the treatment of children with special health care needs. The publication can be downloaded from the WA DOH website: http://here.doh.wa.gov/materials/nutrition-interventions

Pre-Feeding Skills: A comprehensive resource for feeding development. Morris SE and Klein MD. Pre-Feeding Skills: A comprehensive resource for feeding development. Therapy Skill Builders, 2000. This revision of the 1987 book includes information about normal feeding development and factors that influence feeding. Assessment and treatment are discussed. (ISBN: 076-1674-071) Available from Harcourt Assessment http://www.pearsonclinical.com/therapy/products/100000580/pre-feeding-skills-second-edition-a-comprehensive-resource-for-mealtime-development.html.

Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Infancy. Wolf LS and Glass RP. Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Infancy. Therapy Skill Builders 1992. This text addresses diagnosis, evaluation, treatment and follow-up for infants with feeding dysfunction. (ISBN: 076-1641-904)

Collecting and Assessing Food Intake Information. Pipes PL, Glass RP. Collecting and assessing food intake information. In: Trahms CM and Pipes PL. Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood, 6th ed. WCB/McGraw-Hill. 1997. A table in this chapter, Screening of Eating Abilities, lists guidelines for identifying problems with eating and feeding.

Feeding Infants: A guide for use in the Child Nutrition Programs. United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Feeding Infants: A guide for use in the Child Nutrition Programs. USDA FNS-258. 2002. The 105-page guide includes information on infant development, nutrition for infants, breastfeeding and formula feeding, preventing tooth decay, feeding solid foods, drinking from a cup and choking prevention. This guide was distributed to child care centers, sponsors of CACFP homes, and state agencies, and is available in electronic format at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/feeding_infants.html.

How to Get Your Kid to Eat…But Not Too Much. Satter E. How to Get Your Kid to Eat…But Not Too Much. Bull Publishing. 1987. This book is written for parents and discusses the impact of child development and parent-child relationships on feeding dynamics from infancy to adolescence. .It is available at bookstores, or directly from the publisher: Bull Publishing, http://www.bullpub.com.

Child of Mine, Feeding with Love and Good Sense. Satter E. Child of Mine, Feeding with Love and Good Sense. Bull Publishing. 2000. This is a nutrition and feeding reference book for parents of children under 4 years of age. It is available at bookstores, or directly from the publisher: Bull Publishing, http://www.bullpub.com.

Nutrition and Feeding for Infants and Children, Handout Masters. Satter E. Nutrition and Feeding for Infants and Children, Handout Masters. Ellyn Satter Associates. 1995 (with 1997 updates). Information is taken from Child of Mine and How to Get Your Kid to Eat. This set of handouts is appropriate for families, educators, and health care providers. It is available from Ellyn Satter Associates, http://www.ellynsatter.com.

Eating/Feeding Problems of Children: The Team Approach. Cloud HH, Bergman J. Eating/feeding problems of children: the team approach. Nutrition Focus, 2004; 19(6). This issue reviews problems related to feeding eating in terms of assessment and intervention. To order, visit http://depts.washington.edu/nutrfoc/webapps.