General Rules For Feeding Young Children. Thompson

1. Allow time for meals.

2. See that the food is thoroughly masticated.

3. Do not allow nibbling between meals.

4. Do not tempt the child with the sight of rich and indigestible food.

5. Do' not force the child to eat against its will, but examine the mouth, which may be sore from erupting teeth; and examine the food, which may not be properly cooked or flavored. If good food is refused from peevishness merely, remove it and do not offer it again before the next time. 6. In acute illness reduce and dilute the food at once.

1 W. Gilman Thompson, M.D.: " Practical Dietetics." New York. D. Appleton & Co.

Table Of Comparisons, Food Required By Child And Man

A child under 2 requires 0.3 the food of a man doing moderate work.

A child of 3 to 5 requires 0.4 the food of a man doing moderate work.

A child of 6 to 9 requires 0.5 the food of a man doing moderate work.

A child of 10 to 13 requires 0.6 the food of a man doing moderate work.

A girl of 14 to 16 requires 0.7 the food of a man doing moderate work.

A boy of 14 to 16 requires 0.8 the food of a man doing moderate work.

Prop. W. 0. Atwater.

Table Showing Increase Of Calories Required For A Growing Child

Hutchison, p. 453. Schroeder, Archiv. fur Hygiene, iv. 39, 1886.