Pēpi (babies) and tamariki (children) can choke on food at any age but those under 5 are at higher risk, and especially tamariki and pēpi under 3. Watch a video about ways to reduce the choking risk.
He aha ngā kai mai i te 8-12 marama?
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He aha ngā kai mai i te 8-12 marama?
I tēnei wā ko te tikanga e 3-4 ngā kaihanga a tō pēpi i te rā, 1-2 ngā paramanawa, me te 2-3 ngote waiū (paura rānei).
I te 8, 9 marama rānei, ka tīmata te whāngai i tō pēpi ki te kai i mua i te waiū, paura rānei. I tēnei wā ko te tikanga e 3-4 ngā kaihanga a tō pēpi i te rā, 1-2 ngā paramanawa, me te 2-3 ngote waiū (paura rānei).
Ina eke tō pēpi ki te 12 marama, kua pai ki te kai i ngā kai e kainga ana e te whānau engari kia mahara ki ngā kai e tūpono rāoa te tamaiti.
Me whakamātau ki te huawhenua penupenu me te mīti natunatu maoa, heihei, kai moana, hēki rānei, pīni maoa i āta penupenuhia (pēnei i ngā patapoki). Ka taea anō e koe te tāpiri i ngā kihu parāoa, rimurapa kua tapatapahia, raihi katoa rānei . |
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Kīnakihia he huarākau motumotu ngāwari ki te iokete, kahitete rānei. |
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Whāngai ki te huapata parakuihi – pāreti, witipiki, patahua pēpi rānei. |
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Whakaurua haerehia ētahi kai āhua mārō ake pēnei i te: huarākau maoa ngāwari, huawhenua maoa ngāwari rānei pēnei i te huakiwi, kūmara rānei; kāroti mata roi, āporo roi rānei; maramara tōhi; pihikete paraoa pahū. |
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This page last reviewed 14 October 2021.
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