EatWell can Help Parents, Schools and Carers with Children’s Nutrition, Eating Behaviour or Weight Concerns

EatWell Knows about Children's Nutrition

Claire has completed additional training in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Melbourne and has worked with children, families and Child Health Nurses. She has also been actively involved in nutrition promotion programs aimed at children including a program to improve awareness of breastfeeding, a program to increase knowledge about getting child nutrition off to a healthy start and a comprehensive school nutrition promotion program. Perhaps most importantly though, Claire is a Mum and knows that getting toddlers and children to eat isn’t always as easy as the text books say! Read more about Claire’s qualifications and experience.

Individual Consultations for Families and Children

There are several reasons a family might be referred to a Dietitian experienced with child nutrition in the community. These include:

 

• Parental concerns about eating behaviour or adequate food intake
• Concern about too much weight gain
• Advice about a family approach to prevent childhood obesity
• Poor weight gain or failure to thrive
• Exploring dietary triggers for eczema
• Difficulty introducing solids
• Vegetarian diets for children
• Iron deficiency

We can listen to your concerns, professionally assess your child’s nutritional status and set goals for improvements in nutrition and eating behaviour. We can also develop eating plans that will suit the whole family and advise about recipes, snacks, eating out and school lunches. We can also help with some behavioural strategies to encourage your child to develop and maintain healthy lifestyle habits.

Individual consultations can be arranged after school, early evenings or Saturday. Health fund rebates may be available depending on your level of cover.

Preventing and Managing Child Obesity

Child obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in developed countries such as Australia and the US. An estimated 20 to 25% of children and adolescents in Australia are overweight, and a quarter of this group is obese. Obesity presents many problems for children, and takes a toll on their physical and psychological health.

The weight loss methods that adults use for themselves are typically not recommended for children. Children have special needs because they are still growing and developing.

Claire can assess your child’s weight and work with your family to make family-centred changes which will promote a healthier lifestyle and self-esteem in the long term. Some of the issues we can work on together include enjoying physical activities together, preparing healthier family foods, making family centred changes to meal time behaviours and coping with situations such as eating out and relatives.

Book your individual or family appointment now!

School Consultancy

Claire is able to assist primary schools to address nutrition. Some of the services available include:

• Assistance with grant applications and programs to address nutrition or obesity prevention
• Attend school health committee planning meetings to provide innovative ideas and case studies for addressing nutrition in the school community.
• Free articles for the school newsletter
• Assistance with canteen menu and policy development, or menu assessment
• Comprehensive nutrition promotion strategies which address the canteen, teacher support and the school environment (including parents).
• Nutrition talks for teachers and parents.

Contact Claire to enquire or book any of these services.

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