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Quality programming to improve complementary feeding practices for children 6 up to 24 months is a key component of programming to address a child’s needs during the first 1,000 days. USAID and USAID Advancing Nutrition curated this focused set of resources to inform and guide USAID implementing partners to design and implement more tailored, age-specific infant feeding and responsive care and early learning programming during the first two years of a child’s life. As part of the effort, we have compiled a few key resources for implementers to review and consider to improve complementary feeding, including job aids, educational materials for caregivers, and resources on how to design, implement, and monitor complementary feeding activities.

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Illustration of a mother feeding her small infant on a mat.
We found 17 resource(s)
Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling: An Integrated Course: Trainer’s Guide, 2nd edition
Training Material published by WHO in
The Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling: An Integrated Course includes this trainer’s guide, a director's guide and participant’s manual.
Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling: An Integrated Course: Course Handouts
Guideline/Guidance published by UNICEF, WHO in
The materials in this training course are designed to make it possible for trainers, even those with limited experience on teaching the subject, to conduct up-to-date and effective training
Your Baby's Developmental Milestones
Guideline/Guidance published by UNICEF in
Webpages with interactive activities to test your knowledge and explain baby’s development including things to look out for.
Alive & Thrive Program Brief: Timed and Age Appropriate Messaging Approach on Infant and Young Child Feeding
Guideline/Guidance published by Alive & Thrive in
Timed and age-appropriate messaging for infant and young child feeding is an approach that facilitates frequent one-on-one contact between health personnel and mothers of children less than two years of age.
Timed and Age-Appropriate [Infant and Young Child Feeding] IYCF Messaging For [Health Development Agencies] HDAs
Job Aid published by Alive & Thrive in
This job aid is intended for health development army team leaders and health extension workers to promote timed and age-appropriate infant and young child feeding messaging with mothers and caregivers of children under two as part of the health extension program.
Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package: Participant Materials
Information, Education and Communication Materials published by UNICEF in
One component of the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package, the Participant Materials include key technical content presented during the training.
Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package: Facilitator's Guide
Guideline/Guidance published by UNICEF in
The Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package is a resource designed to equip community workers (including community health workers and volunteer health workers), and primary health care staff to support mothers, fathers, and other caregivers to optimally feed their infants and young children.
Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Cards for Community Workers
Information, Education and Communication Materials published by UNICEF in
The 24 community infant and young child feeding counseling cards depict key infant and young child feeding concepts and behaviors for community workers to share with mothers, fathers, and other caregivers.