ABSENCE OF OR INADEQUATE COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING DURING EXTENDED PERIODS OF BREASTFEEDING OR DEPENDENCE ON ARTIFICIAL FEEDING M:rny infan L-. and toddlers suffer from malnutri Lion becaw,e inudcquat e milk int:-ih. : i, 1101 auzmenled by other foo<. I sources to meet the body's rcqui rcmen L.., f,,r calc,nr,,, prr,ti,,in, iron, otlcium,,;inc, vitamin,\ and other nut ricnt.,;. They;, n. : 11,,1 J!,ivr=n c0>mplemcnt;;il")' f,,,x J in th!: amount anc J kind needed for v,rowth and dr:vc:1,,p rru:nt. . :",lorr1,vcr, non hreastfeedin~ or early weaning encourages derendenc:c on :,M ifi<;i;,J r,r h<1ttl~ fr,ding. \\'ith the increasing cost of comrnercia J milk formula, p,,,,r fomili,. :s re,,rt Ir> )!. 1·. ·ing hi~hl), diluted mil. k formula lo their babies. Amr Jng ud;a n pr,r,r f;, mi li C!. 'i .,,1,,, n·ly 1,n h<,ttlt-fc:.-rc<ling, condensed milk is widely ust,d bec:,usr: ii is c:h<::,rer and last'< 1<,ng<-r h;lhout refrigeration compared to other types of milk in liquid form. Con. "id!!ring that condensed milk contains more sugar than prot·cin, babic,s r C!cx:ivl: inadequate nutrien t'>...._;th the absence of or inadequate cornplement,11]1 feeding. LACK OF OR INADEQUATE SKILL IN MANAGING DIARRHEA AT HOME :. fill, and c,her cnmple:m. entary fec<ling are often discontinued when babies and trxlcl!:'r-; ha·-~ diarrhea. ~lathers and other care takers are afrajd to give milk,md i. olids .,, 1. h~1r id· chll-1. :.,n ~use the !aner pass more stools..,,;th fo<xl int:Jke. ·1111. : lo,-., rif fluid-:md au,r. ~m... du~ tr. > diarrhea i!; aggravated by the v,·i thd r. awal of milk and food. Th1;~ rbar Tn~ n'!!p<; t<, c;,o...--e ma Jmu. ntion,,,,,hich, in turn. leads to a m;il:,h<;orption r,~r,t;..... ~a· =···=:s di.-. :Thea,,·o~S'!-Studies have sha.....-n that maln<,urished children M··'" d~a:. n,::,: m";n,,,ft. en t:. hat ·.-. ·ell-noiuished ones (Cutting and Savagc 1981, pp. 13-1,1J. y,. ;,. L"-uvi ·.-ierr~"-C-/d!, uf malnutrition and diarrhea. They each make the other .......,..,J~.. INTERVENTIO ·NS USING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY rr-f!r. ~. i,::. rtt> ~e-;1:nt on::ontrol malnutrition in earlychfldhoo<l using appropriat. e eri-. r;r;m-. i:1d::,:,e: <a1 Increase f. a:mit;· comv. aencies on how· w mr,nitr Jr nulriti,:mal .. :.,. ·1 ~:-~-. :::,,. u;::. u. ru·e 1~ or<lel-w ace dress nutrient inadequacies thru prop(!, fr>Od -e...-,.,..... _~ ;......,-,..r::,·..,-,-:. ba. ~ r:n..,pecific nutrient function s and food <;r JLJrcr~: (b J re;;a:,;,,: v,. :.-:-.. :c-.,,;t:. u:-· ~~mi t Jf t,:. tj}:,· ciigest:ible, locally availab le prr,tein s,,ure<;S; «:. 1,.-~~...-~-,,~~!: ~"-; th1: :=mmend!!d energy and nutrient intake(R. E~I) fur r. r. ··r· an-:::-~-pe:-&:.-: a;;tl. <c> appropriate home management for diarrhea. FAMILY COMPETENCY-BUILDING ON NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN AND OPTIONS TO ENHANCE PROPER NUTRITION :: hel-. :::1: fami~ uac~ d the irec:lities of undernutrition among the young. 2·-r I a~ ·-,;;-,;e::-... b!e r:;~mber<,. the CH}. : c;m us,, experiential learning approaches w ~. h,!' ~ ·J,.. f. a::nil. '!' ;,:Ow!:} t<. 1 kn~. rt their lived experiences on food selection. p;-~:-2-.._1, n ttr-d ~·~. :~ p~;;,i:-ic-.,.... u~ing their ~~ nutritir,n;d a~~es. smcnt d,ata on ...-~. : !-i,-zm,:>1 <121ly f,,.-~ 1:1wt:. Thr'7UJµl pra('tl CP--;,on<: on taking v. ·eigh L J-.,-~h c-. c-:.-~. n~ ;:;d c=roir:2 dieta..";, in. take usin~ lhc daily food r Pcord ( Sec chaptc. r 13 r..c:),... :,,.,. :-.. : <f1>:r fa::iil:, c--c. r. :-t2ke!r'S can appreciate earl~-and regular monitoring of n. i::. u~ ~:t.,n..~ r.,f,h. '?ireuldn: n. The au. rse-catal ) st panner can use these data as WI. L"-tr. Tt. ion, 1. n ba: :::. rapn p:. e chan or pictograph to help families visualize I. he nature a:-.-! e:w:1e. ;:;: o~ rr;2!r;. ;rr TTtit1a in oroer to address its specific causes. For ex. ample, based 34B 