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NEEDs for Tots
Explore these resources to learn about and practice the Satter Division of Responsibility in Feeding and the USDA Core Nutrition Messages for Child Feeding. The information, tips and strategies provided will help you respond positively to your child’s eating behavior, trust your child to manage his or her own eating, celebrate eating, and put the focus on liking to eat and the enjoyment of being fed.
Ruder EH, Lohse B. NEEDs For Tots: A Teacher-Ready and Parent-Friendly Curriculum Focuses on Principles of the Satter Division of Responsibility in Feeding. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2017;49(4):357-359. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.12.011.
Resources at a Glance
Magnet & Costers
Videos
Parent Handouts
Surveys
Storybooks
NEEDs for Tots Kit
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Magnets & Coasters
 To learn how to obtain these, contact the NEEDs Center, using the form below. |
Magnet
Coasters
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Videos on Family Mealtime
From Ellyn Satter Associates. . .Videos of parents and children in their own homes show what to do—and not do—with feeding.
Tiara – child who wants more
Luis – eating alone
Flora– on-task eater
Shaun–picky eater
neFrames
No-cost digital programs (English and Spanish) are easily downloaded to computers or transferred to memory cards or flash drives for display on digital photo frames, television or computers screens.
▶️ Mealtime is Family Time
▶️ La hora de comer es la hora de la familia (Spanish version of Mealtime is Family Time)
▶️ Eating Together as a Family is Worth It
▶️ Comer en familia vale la pena (Spanish version of Eating Together as a Family is Worth It)
Educator and Parent Handouts on Child Feeding
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Eating Competence
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Mealtime Moves and Countermoves
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Words and Actions that Hinder or Help a Child’s Eating
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Survey on Division of Responsibility
Click here to learn how you can access and use a tested survey that measures the Satter Division of Responsibility in feeding young children.
Children’s Storybooks
Four books used in NEEDs for Tots lessons convey the messages of
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joy of eating
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family mealtime
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cooking and being together
- colorful foods to taste or not taste
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Bee-bim Bop
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Let’s Eat (A Comer)
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Eating the Rainbow: |
The Cow Loves Cookies |
NEEDs for Tots Kit
A preschool curriculum comprised of 6 lessons, 4 storybooks, take-home child-parent activity pages, parent handouts, magnet and coasters, and supplies for food-tasting.
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For more information or to purchase NEEDs for Tots contact NEEDs Center by email, using the form below, or if you prefer, call 814-880-997.