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Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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assessmeNT iNTerveNTioN evaluaTioN/ouTcome<br />

Develop individualized nutrition care plan based on the<br />

following:<br />

• Estimated energy needs<br />

• Child’s food likes, dislikes, allergies, and intolerances<br />

• Family’s and child’s eating patterns<br />

• Child’s feeding skills and mode of feeding (oral or tube)<br />

• Family’s financial resources<br />

Provide counseling to family regarding positive feeding<br />

interactions, support <strong>for</strong> self-regulation of food intake, allowing<br />

<strong>for</strong> choices, and avoiding unnecessary rigidity or “rules” related<br />

to food8 Help design rein<strong>for</strong>cement strategies at home and school that<br />

do not involve food<br />

Section 3 - Condition-Specific <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong><br />

Obtain periodic food records or diet history as indicated. Assess<br />

average daily energy intake.<br />

Family/Social<br />

Determine:<br />

Family acknowledges need<br />

<strong>for</strong> weight management and<br />

agrees to work <strong>with</strong> RD and<br />

other health providers to<br />

achieve appropriate weight.<br />

If family does not consider child’s weight a problem, arrange<br />

<strong>for</strong> all health care providers to meet and agree on an<br />

appropriate message to be rein<strong>for</strong>ced by all.<br />

• Family’s feelings about child’s weight status<br />

• Previous attempts to control weight<br />

• Family’s pattern of rein<strong>for</strong>cement <strong>for</strong> eating<br />

and any use of food as rewards<br />

<strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> With <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Needs</strong> 147<br />

*For reference data and guidelines <strong>for</strong> taking accurate measurements, see Chapter 2.<br />

† For more in<strong>for</strong>mation about dietary assessment, see Chapter 1.

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