Maternity Nursing Q 172

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When teaching parents about typical toddler eating patterns, which of the following should be included?

  

     A . Food “jags.”

     B. Preference to eat alone

     C. Consistent table manners

     D. Increase in appetite

    

    

Correct Answer: A. Food “jags.”

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Toddlers become picky eaters, experiencing food jags, and eating large amounts one day and very little the next. A toddler’s food gags express a preference for the ritualism of eating one type of food for several days at a time.

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Option B: Toddlers typically enjoy socialization and limiting others at mealtime.

Option C: Toddlers prefer to feed themselves and thus are too young to have table manners.

Option D: A toddler’s appetite and the need for calories, protein, and fluid decrease due to the dramatic slowing of growth rate.

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