The WIC Family

Spitting Up: Is This Normal? [PDF]
This handout from South Carolina was developed to help moms understand that spitting up is very common during early infancy and that most normal healthy babies spit up, often after a feeding. It addresses causes of spitting up and things that a mom/caretaker can do to help prevent spitting up. Available in English and Spanish.

Table Manners for Children [PDF]
This color page handout from Linn County, Oregon focuses on table manners for children, and on the other side is a place setting review. Children can color the place setting, and then have it laminated to be used as a placemat.

The First 12 Months: A Guide to Infant Feeding [PDF]
This 2-page handout from South Carolina provides tips and guidance on feeding infants.

Transition to Texture
This PowerPoint presentation and accompanying speaker notes were developed by California for use in nutrition education sessions with WIC participants.

English PowerPoint Presentation
English Speaker Notes [WORD]
Spanish PowerPoint Presentation

Vegetables for 2-5 Year Olds
These materials were developed by Iowa. When you access this link you will find an overview about the project (called the Veggie Grant), the intervention toolbox with screening tools and over 40 nutrition education modules, and the final report for the project.

Water Intoxication
This updated handout was originally developed by Louisiana during the initial WIC food package change to remind parents that adding extra water to stretch out WIC formula allotments is dangerous. Information on signs and symptoms of intoxication is included.

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Weigh of Life...Taking Action Together
The goal of this project is for the Massachusetts WIC Nutrition Program to provide culturally-sensitive education and to enhance coordination with the medical community and other partners in the promotion of healthy eating behaviors and healthy weights in children, particularly for Dominican and Puerto Rican children.

What To Feed Your 1-5 Year Old Child [PDF]
This brochure was developed by South Carolina (adapted from California) to address feeding children. Topics include making mealtimes happy, bottle or cup and growth and appetite.

Whole Grain Choo Choo Train Children's Book

Whole Grain Choo Choo Train
This Web page from Florida includes a children's book and lesson plans for emphasizing the importance of eating whole grains. The book is available in Spanish as well.

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