Helps counselors in Viet Nam conduct individual counseling and facilitate group discussions on feeding practices.

Identifies actions during pregnancy and the first 2 years to improve nutrition and the impact on child health, education, and economic development.

This 4-page document answers questions on the purpose of IYCF support groups, the way they are structured, and the topics that are discussed.

Explains how to introduce and prepare nutritious foods using different food groups, offers tips on how to avoid and deal with fussy eating, and answers questions raised by Vietnamese mothers.

Provides frontline workers with a tool for counseling on age-appropriate feeding practices, from birth through the first 24 months.

Covers recommended complementary feeding practices in 12 sessions using adult learning principles that include food demonstrations and role plays of counseling.