demand feeding
- noun
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alimentación a demanda
- Many experts recommend demand feeding for infants, as it encourages them to eat when they feel hungry.
Examples
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As an alternative, participants were taught a non-restrained, internally directed eating style known as demand feeding.
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Our data revealed that demand feeding resulted in a significant decrease in externally controlled eating behaviors.
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Demand feeding is defined as eating in response to bodily sensations and signals.
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Demand feeding allows parents to respond to their baby's demand feeding cues instead of adhering to a strict schedule.
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Using demand feeding, she fed her baby whenever he showed signs of hunger, ensuring he received nourishment when needed.
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Morphology
The meaning 'feeding whenever the baby shows hunger' is directly and compositionally derived from 'demand' (on request/when required) + 'feeding' (the act of giving food). This is a common on‑demand construction found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will very likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The phrase demand feeding comes from a simple idea: when a baby demands food by crying or showing hunger, the parent gives a feeding right away instead of following the clock. So, it means feeding a baby whenever they are 'hungry' rather than 'on a fixed schedule'.
