Toddler
Welcome to our Toddler Hub, where you will find an array of useful information, valuable resources and educational materials. Toddlerhood is a period of rapid developmental change and a time when nutrition has long-term effects on healthy eating behaviours, dietary patterns, growth and development.
Find out about the latest advice on vitamin D for toddlers here Vitamin D for Toddlers, and be sure to visit our Nestle Nutrition Institute Toddler Hub (NNI Toddler Hub) which contains a plethora of insightful evidence-based information on toddlerhood from videos, papers, slide decks tutorials, eLearning and additional tools to support your practice.
In our videos section, discover how early gut micobiome development impacts infant and toddler health in this recorded lecture by Tommi Vatanen, who gives an introduction on gut microbiome development, how it is shaped by early life events and dietary factors, such as breastfeeding and the first solid foods.
You will also find an array of evidence-based articles and topics, ranging from; Feeding Practices in the Introduction of Complementary Feeding and Implications for Future Healthy Eating, to the; Biological and Experiential Factors That Impact the Acceptance of Complementary Foods.
Learn about how some of the most dramatic changes in brain growth and development that occur in early life. For example, brain weight triples from birth to two years of age, reaching 80% of adult weight. Find out more in our library of toddler infographics: Brain Development and Toddlers’ Diet: Is There a Link?
Our NNI Toddler Hub also offers continuing education for physicians, dietitians/nutritionists and nurses via e-learning courses, such as; the Effect of Nutrition on Toddlers’ Overall Health and Growth; How Nutrition is associated with Toddler's development; to how a Healthy Gut Microbiota is Built in Childhood.
