Briefly describe the nutritional needs of the preschool-aged child
What will be an ideal response?
Although the preschool-aged child does need to consume more calories daily than the infant (1,800 for the average 4- to 6-year-old vs. 1,300 for the average 1- to 3-year-old), their growth rate is slower. Because of this, preschool-aged children need fewer calories per pound of body weight than younger children. These children still need to consume more fat than the typical adult and it is not unusual for children at this age to show strong food preferences and to dislike any food that is new (whether they have tried it or not). Research shows that parent-child battles over meals usually do more harm than good. Parents wanting to introduce new foods are encouraged to have the child try small bites, multiple times, over an extended period of time (perhaps weeks) to allow the child to adjust to the new food. All in all, the child will eat as much as he or she needs to eat.
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