Once a baby reaches the age of 12 months, it can be confusing to know which milk to give them and how much. Can a mum continue to breastfeed or give an infant formula milk? What about follow-on milk and toddler or growing up milk? When can cows' milk be given and which type is suitable for children of different ages? What about goat's milk or a non-dairy milk, such as soya, almond, oat or rice milk?
Get a large piece of paper and create a table detailing the different milks which are suitable or not suitable for infants aged under 12 months and for children aged one to five years. For milks that are suitable, identify guideline quantities. In another column identify the key nutritional characteristics of the milk, and in another column, the place of the milk in the child's diet and how it can be used.
If a milk is available in the pharmacy, write down the brands you stock and any differences between them. Do this exercise as a team. You may be able to think of more features that you would like to add to the table.
When completed, consider laminating it and putting it on the wall in the pharmacy or perhaps keeping it in your resource folder. The aim of this exercise is to revise what you have learned about the suitability of different milks at different stages of a child's life.