This module and associated resources are intended to support the design and implementation of integrated nutrition and responsive care and early learning activities for this age group. These provide program managers and implementers a brief overview of key considerations for infant feeding and care needs at 6 up to 9 months of age; guidance on healthy growth and development, including key developmental milestones to watch for; common caregiver challenges; and illustrative activities to support integrated, tailored, age-specific infant feeding, responsive care, and early learning activities during counseling and group sessions.
Download Module 2: Six Up to Nine Months of Age (PDF, 1.76 MB)
See the Program Design and Implementation Guide for more information on this module and the prerequisites for its use. Additional resources to support programming for this age and stage can be found below.
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Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS): A User's Guide: Module 3. Nutrition Education and Counseling
Guideline/Guidance published by FANTA in
The NACS User’s Guide is a series of modules that provide program managers and implementers with a package of essential information and resources on the nutrition assessment, counseling, and support approach.
My First Baby: Guide for Adolescent Girls
Guideline/Guidance published by Save the Children in
This book was developed to help young married girls to understand pregnancy and childbirth, and what to do to take care of themselves and their baby.
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.
The Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package: Key Messages Booklet
Guideline/Guidance published by UNICEF in
One component of the community infant and young child feeding participant materials is the Key Messages Booklet, which contains messages related to each of the infant and young child feeding counseling cards and take-home brochures.
