fun and education, Kids Learning, kids website, health, behavior management, safety

Editor-in-Chief:

Yingshan Shi, MD,FAAP

Associate Editors:

Caroline Olaleye, MD, FAAP

Meng Mao, MD

Liwen Wang, MD

Zhongshu Zhou, MD, PhD

Senior Consultant:

Siangyun Liu, MD

Huilian Zheng, MD

Luoda Ling, MD

Writers:

Siangyun Liu, MD
Yingshan Shi, MD,FAAP
Caroline Olaleye, MD, FAAP
葛小玲医师 Xiaoling Ge, MD
Rohan Lall, MSIII
Adrienne Boire, PhD, MSIIII
S. Joseph, MSIII
Sarah Tsang, MSIII
Melissa Li (Chicago)

绘图 illustrator

Chang Zhou Pharm D

Stella Cai, MSII

摄影 Photographers

Yingshan Shi, MD,FAAP

Caroline Olaleye, MD, FAAP
葛小玲医师 Xiaoling Ge, MD

Li Li, MD Maryland

Let kids grow up healthy and successful
Experience comes from pediatricians and thousands of families

Preface
This book is written to empower parents with the necessary information to assist in the care of their kids, since parents are already busy taking care of the little ball of energy, the book is concise with only the information you really need, so you can go back and do the most important thing, taking care of the little darling. So, read on.
Dedication
This is dedicated to all you parents out there, doing the best you can to bring up healthy kids that will become productive adults. Try on; you are doing a great job!
1-3 years old is the critical period for toddlers to build up healthy eating habits and active life style. Prevent overweight, diabetes and cardiac-vascular disease from the beginning of life. Don’t miss the toddler years!

Growing from Age 1-3Years link		Feeding Toddlers link		Parenting Skills link
Weight, length, and head size Growing rate from age one to three		From milk to table food Eating habits Eating routines How much food is needed What kinds of foods should be given		Communication and understanding Change quickly or desensitize gradually Free play and structured play Spoiled children Spanking

Food Pyramid for Toddlers link		Food Pyramid for Toddlers link		Eating Behavior link
More whole grains More lean protein-lean meat, dairy, bean... Adequate fat More veggies-fruits, and high fiber foods More calcium-rich foods More iron-rich foods		More vitamin and zinc Varied foods Balanced foods Less sweets More water, less juice or pops Top causes of food allergy		Eating habits Build up a healthy life style Poor eaters Picky eaters Overweight

Build Up Healthy Life Style link
Build up healthy life style Know calories Picky eater Underweight Overweight Prevent overweight, diabetes and cardiac-vascular disease from the beginning of the life....