Advice: Caring for Toddlers

Health:
- The child should be taken to the health centre for:
  - All recommended immunization
  - For growth monitoring and for checking any developmental delays
- Provided mothers complete all required immunization, growth monitoring, and other check-ups, she will receive eight (8) tranches of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) as financial support from the Government to ensure safe and healthy mother and child.

Nutrition:
- Start complementary food in addition to breast milk till two years. Breast milk alone is no longer sufficient to meet all energy and nutrient needs of the child.
- Always wash your hands with soap after using toilet, before preparing food and feeding the child.
- Add recommended dosage of Micro Nutrient Powder in the child’s food, which is available at the health centres.

Love & Care:
- Parents and caregivers must talk, play and sing to the child while feeding. It helps to stimulate brain development.

CARING FOR YOUR TODDLER:

Do not give a child hard foods or candy, small toys with detachable pieces, or objects smaller than their fist as they are choking risks
When child starts rolling, crawling, or walking, protect them from falling out of bed, down stairs, out of windows, or off of balconies
Keep all medicines, cleaning supplies, pesticides, and flammable liquids out of reach of child
Cover buckets of water to prevent drowning, and keep sharp objects away from child
Baby walkers do not prepare/help baby to walk on his/her own and does not strengthen muscles

It is important for both the caregiver’s and the child’s hands to be washed thoroughly before eating.
Wash your hand before preparing food and feeding your child, after using the toilet, after cleaning the baby’s bottom.