Paediatric Health
If you’re struggling with knowing how to nourish your children or battling fussy eating, you’re not alone. Many people, especially children, experience difficulties with trying new foods and maintaining a healthy diet. Meal times can become a battle ground and stressful for the entire family.
At Nutrition to Nourish we aim to help you work with your child improve their relationship with food, by supporting their curiosity and skills around interacting with food. We also use an approach appropriate for the whole family.
How our dietitians help with toddlers & children:
- Provide assessment regarding poor appetite or concerns associated with physical growth and development.
- Feeding differences (sometimes referred to as extreme picky eating).
- Give you strategies to treat nutritional deficiencies.
- Provide support for challenging family meals.
- Understanding barriers to eating and/or drinking.
- Help support you to introduce and develop more positive mealtime experiences.
- Implement mealtime routine and structure, if that feels helpful.
- Guide you in developing opportunities to engage with new foods by having safe foods present
- Educated you on using neutral language around food
- We also work with your child’s support network – medical professionals, allied health, schools
- Address any underlying issues if fussy eating can sometimes be a result of underlying issues such as food sensitivities, anxiety, or behavioral issues.
- Provide support and guidance for nutritional regimens if your child has alternative feeding methods such as a PEG or J-Tube
- Suggest oral nutritional supplements to fortify oral intake if required.
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