Ideas in this flowchart

• Parents shape their children's healthy eating habits and attitudes toward food.
• Parents greatly influence their children's nutritional choices.
• Parents and caregivers can reinforce good eating habits.
• They can introduce new foods into the child's diet.
• New foods should be introduced while remaining mindful of the child's preferences.
• Parents should serve as role models for their children.
• Children often mimic their parents' behavior and eating habits.
• Parents must continue supporting healthy eating habits in school-aged children and adolescents.
• Parents' primary role is to provide a wide variety of health-promoting foods at home.
• A varied selection at home enables children to make good food choices.