There are many, many factors which can contribute to childhood feeding problems, such as a child’s temperament, problems with chewing or swallowing or physiological problems like digestive issues or allergies.
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How (not) to teach children about nutrition
Teaching children about nutrition is a hot topic. In this post, I look at how health messages are conveyed and I share 10 tips on how to teach children about nutrition in a psychologically healthy way.
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Give your child the gift of self-regulation
Self-regulation, in relation to food and eating*, is the process whereby we listen our bodies' cues; eating because we are hungry and stopping because we are full. Put simply, our bodies send signals to our brains which the brain translates into actions (the choice to eat or stop eating). This is actually an extremely complex and subtle system .
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Food, Learning and Fun - a guest post by Junior Chefs Academy
UK based Junior Chef’s Academy is all about helping young people to make smarter choices about healthy eating by making food education fun. I feel strongly that getting children cooking is a vital part of helping them form a good relationship with food (plus it's fun! ) so I invited Junior Chef's Academy to contribute a guest post about the value of getting children into the kitchen, handling and learning about food.
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