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less sugary foods, eat out less

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Have a variety of foods in their diet

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Give the children time to become visually familiar with the food

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Buying healthy foods for your child and staying away from unhealthy foods. This creates less options for bad eating habits

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give them good exposure to various foods for about 5-15 minutes during meals so that they are more likely to eat it

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Offer high-quality foods with repeated, unpressured opportunities over several mealtimes

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Cook more at home

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Offer healthy new foods patiently and consistently

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lead by example in what you eat

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Be patient, don’t force kids to eat New food right away

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Children are more likely to try a new food if they see a parent eating it

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Being positive about healthy food and telling the child how much they love it

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provide healthy food and drink options, not just unhealthy fast/junk food. teach them a healthy relationship with food

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Don’t give children really sugary foods very often

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offer small portions for the child to try rather than forcing them

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Offering well balanced meals with snacks throughout the day

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Model good nutrition because children imitate the food choices of those they admire.

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Don’t reward child with a “treat” just for them to eat their veggies

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Development of the amygdala leads to increased sensitivity to facial expressions (emotional learning)

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The rear and base of the brain helps balance and control of Body

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grows rapidly
improve coordination, logical thinking, memory

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language and spatial skills improve

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physical coordination and attention span increase

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Overproduction of synapses so Synaptic Pruning begins

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The brain increases from 70% of its adult weight to 90%

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Growth hormones are released

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The brain undergoes reshaping and refining 

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The brain undergoes reshaping and refining 

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executive function develops rapidly

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Brain increases from 70% of adult weight to 90%

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Language and spatial skills improve

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Boys grow fast than girls

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5-6 year olds can flexibly move their body when throwing, catching and being active

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brain size increases

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New epiphyses and increase in brain weight

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height and weight patterns start to emerge

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brain increase!

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body lengthens and becomes leaner

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As they grow, center of gravity shifts downward (helps with balance)

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addition of 2-3 inches and 5 lbs per year

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A 2 year olds movement becomes more smooth and rhythmic

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They start to thin out and lose a lot of their baby weight

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Brain increases in weight
Overall body growth

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adult teeth come in
brain grows rapidly
loss of baby fat

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Baby teeth!

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Children gradually become thinner and the body lengthens

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45 new epiphyses emerge between ages 2 and 6

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Rapid growth

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45 new epiphyses emerge in various parts of skeleton

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Children add 2-3 inches in height and about 5lbs in weight each year