Book excerpt: Abstract: Feeding and nutrition problems of children are addressed in this series of fact sheets developed for caregivers in residential child care institutions. The series was developed by the Department of Community Health Nutrition at Georgia State University, with funding from the Nutrition Education and Training Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fact sheets were designed to 1) provide a basic understanding of each problem, 2) offer guidance for implementing USDA meal patterns appropriate for special nutritional and physical needs, and 3) identify more comprehensive references for information on a specific problem. Topics examined in the individual fact sheets include developmental disabilities (i.e. difficulty with swallowing, chewing, blindness, deafness, food allergy, hyperkinesis, obesity, diabetes mellitus, vegetarianism, and adolescent pregnancy. (aje).