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Responsive feeding involves listening to an infant's hunger and fullness cues rather than following a schedule. It helps build trust and creates healthy eating habits. Parents should watch for cues like moving hands to mouth or fussing to indicate hunger, and slowing down eating or turning away from food to show fullness. Responsive feeding teaches babies to recognize their own hunger and fullness, strengthens the family bond, and makes mealtimes enjoyable experiences.

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Handout Responsive Feeding

Responsive feeding involves listening to an infant's hunger and fullness cues rather than following a schedule. It helps build trust and creates healthy eating habits. Parents should watch for cues like moving hands to mouth or fussing to indicate hunger, and slowing down eating or turning away from food to show fullness. Responsive feeding teaches babies to recognize their own hunger and fullness, strengthens the family bond, and makes mealtimes enjoyable experiences.

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Responsive Feeding:

Quick Guide for Parents

“You provide, your child


decides”
What is responsive feeding?
-Listening and letting you baby tell you
The
 first 2 years when they are hungry of full
of your child’s TIPS:
life are the most -Watch for baby’s cues
-Respond warmly and promptly (this makes
important for baby feel secure and builds trust)
creating healthy -Feed baby the right food for age and stage
-Let baby stop eating when full
habits! -Focus on being affectionate and nurturing
during mealtimes

How to tell when baby is hungry… How to tell when baby is full…
Baby: Baby:
-moves hands to mouth or put things in -starts and stops feeding often
mouth -spits out or ignores the bottle or
-makes sucking noises or motions breast or food
-clenches fingers or fists over chest -unlatches often while breastfeeding
and tummy -closes mouth or turn head away
-flexes arms and legs -fidgets or get distracted easily
-leans toward food and opens mouth -slows down or falls asleep
gets excited when they see food -plays with food
- focus on and follows food with eyes
-cries (last feeding cue!)

What does baby learn by Video Examples of Responsive Feeding


responsive feeding? and Tips:
-Healthy eating habits American Academy of Pediatrics:
-Hunger and fullness body cues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo4sO4QHO0Q
1,000 Days:
-Stronger bond with family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCaR8n0Qwk0
-Meal times can be fun, happy Examples of Hunger Cues:
times https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuHbGAXoMgg
Examples of Fullness Cues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZaTu3lmFe8

Feeding a baby takes patience, and it is normal to feel frustrated sometimes. Try to
remember that it is important to create a positive feeding experience, ignoring the baby’s
hunger and fullness cues care make mealtime stressful and lead to unhealthy habits.
This material is funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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