Feed slowly and patiently, and encourage children to eat but do not force them.
• Give variety of foods with different food combinations (foods come from at least 4 food groups e.g. cereals/tubers, legumes/nuts, fruits and vegetables, dairy /poultry etc.), tastes and textures.
• If a child refuses a food combination (e.g. maize pap and soybean flour), experiment with another food combination (millet pap and groundnut paste) but do not introduce different combinations the same day as to determine dislikes, intolerance and allergy.
• Minimize distractions while feeding the child.
• Remember that feeding times are period of learning and love – talk to the child during feedings with eye-to-eye contacts.