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- Observe and be sensitive to the infant’s hunger, satiety, and food preferences and act promptly and appropriately to meet their feeding needs.
- Each infant develops feeding skills at his/her own rate.
- Consider the infant’s developmental capabilities and nutritional needs when deciding the type, amount, and texture of food and the method of feeding.
- Offer food in a positive and accepting fashion without forcing or enticing the infant to eat.
- Designate a comfortable place in the home for feeding and act calm and relaxed during feeding.
- Have patience and take time to communicate with and learn about their infant during feeding.
- Show the infant lots of love, attention, and cuddling in addition to feeding.
- A good feeding relationship exists when an infant can express his/her needs and the caregiver responds to them.
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