I am excited to introduce a new series on Littlestomaks!

Each week, Global Toddlers will showcase a very short nutritional profile of a young child (2-5 years old) and his/her parents. As the name suggests, these children will be from all over the world. I am interested in learning more about the feeding preferences and concerns of parents from different countries. I think that cultural norms play a strong role in nutrition. I have designed a very short survey for Global Moms/Dads. I will present their response, almost verbatim, in a weekly post. A few points of clarification -

What Global Toddlers IS NOT:

• It is not based on a rigorous scientific survey. I am not using any scientific method to select parents and toddlers for this survey. Neither do I claim that all aspects of toddler nutrition are covered by this survey.
• It is not an attempt to stereotype people from a particular nationality. No general conclusions should be drawn based on a specific profile.
• It is not intended to collect medical/health information, or to provide any medical advice.
• It is not sponsored by any commercial agency. Data will not be used for any commercial purposes.

What Global Toddlers IS:

• It is an effort to learn more about the perspectives of global Moms/Dads on the nutrition of their toddlers.
• It is also an effort to build a global community of parents concerned about nutrition.
• It is intended to provide a voice to the parents and to allow them to connect with each other, share advice and ask questions about nutrition.
• When possible, it is also intended to collect and share real-life recipes suitable for toddlers.
• It is intended to be a work-in-progress. If a parent, or a reader, offers a reasonable suggestion to change the format or content of the survey, all efforts will be made to accommodate those suggestions.

If you would like to participate in the survey, send me a note using the Contact Us page. The only criteria is that you should have at least one child between the ages of 2 and 5.

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