Making Sure Children Eat Well

I invited mothers in the village to come to a growth monitoring and promotion session this week. All 19 mothers and babies who I invited showed up! And every child had gained weight since the previous month! I gave the mothers lots of appreciation and encouragement for taking such good care to their babies. As part of my regular counseling with the mothers, I advise them on how to feed their babies nutritious food such as fresh vegetables, fish, eggs, milk and meat. I also held a courtyard session on complementary feeding. One mother came with her 6-month-old baby. I told her nicely how to prepare extra food for him. I said she should always offer him different kinds of food at each meal, to give him energy so he will grow well and his body will be strong to fight against diseases.