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Chapter Three: Adult Role in Nourishing Healthy Eaters

Division of Responsibility in Toddlers and Preschoolers

Adults are responsible for what, when, and where food is offered.

Children are responsible for whether they eat what is offered, and if so, how much. 

Satter, E. (2000). Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, Revised and Updated Edition (Revised ed.). Boulder, Colorado: Bull Publishing.