Avoiding page breaks after section headings followed by lists

Question

I am writing a reference book in which every section heading is followed by an itemized list. I often get page breaks after the section heading and just one or two of the list items. In such cases I would like the heading to move to the next page. I tried all the solutions mentioned at Avoiding page breaks shortly after section/subsection headings, but none of them had any effect. It seems like these methods apply only when a paragraph follows the heading. What can I do in my case?

Answer 1

I would use the needspace package.

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}

\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{needspace}
\begin{document}
\vspace*{17.25cm}% try 17.26cm and see the whole section moving to next page

\needspace{7\baselineskip}
\section{Foo}

\begin{itemize}
\item A

\item B

\item C

\item D
\end{itemize}
\end{document}