OCCUPATIONAL FACTORS WITH TODDLER NUTRITION STATUS

Nutrition influences bone development from infancy through toddler years.

During the last decade a greater appreciation has developed for determining factors that influence bone accretion in healthy children. Nutritional factors that may contribute to bone accretion in infants and toddlers include maternal nutritional status during pregnancy, type of infant feeding, calcium and phosphorus content of infant formula, introduction of weaning foods, and diet during the t...

Maternal perceptions of toddler body size: accuracy and satisfaction differ by toddler weight status.

OBJECTIVES To examine (1) accuracy of maternal perceptions of toddler body size; (2) factors associated with accuracy of toddler body size; and (3) how maternal satisfaction relates to accuracy/toddler body size. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Low-income community sample from suburban Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)/urban pediatric clinics. P...

Predicting Kindergarten Peer Social Status From Toddler and Preschool Problem

The aim of this study was to investigate the toddler and preschool predictors of early peer social preference. Behavioral and social functioning were examined in a sample of children across the toddler and preschool years from parent and teacher observations. Kindergarten social behavior and peer social preference were assessed in the children‘s kindergarten classrooms using standard sociometri...

Informing early intervention through an occupational science description of infant-toddler interactions with home space.

OBJECTIVE The study provides a substantive description of infant and toddler play with everyday objects and independent negotiation of home space. METHOD A grounded theory approach was used to study 18 typically developing children longitudinally from ages 1 to 18 months. Data from 133 home visits included videotaped self-directed play sessions with usual objects, maternal interviews, and obs...

Cycling with a toddler.