Helping Children Develop a Positive Relationship with Food : A Practical Guide for Early Years Professionals.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (210 pages)
Intro -- Helping Children Develop a Positive Relationship with Food: A Practical Guide for Early Years Professionals by Jo Cormack -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Section 1: All about a good relationship with food -- 1. What is a positive relationship with food and why does it matter? -- 2. Self-regulation -- 3. The division of responsibility model -- 4. Variety and exposure -- Section 2: Under pressure -- 5. What is a controlling feeding style? -- 6. Why is being controlling unhelpful? -- 7. Attention and praise -- 8. Who knows best? Learning to trust children -- Section 3: Food and feelings -- 9. Understanding emotional eating -- 10. Rewarding and punishing with food -- 11. How we talk about food -- 12. Reflecting on your own relationship with food -- Section 4: Implications for practice: Fostering a positive relationship with food -- 13. Structure -- 14. Content -- 15. Serving family-style -- 16. Staff training -- Section 5: Your food ethos -- 17. The eating environment -- 18. The social side of eating -- 19. Modelling -- Section 6: Nutrition and healthy eating -- 20. Healthy eating and the EYFS Framework -- 21. Fun not fear: How to teach about nutrition -- 22. Your food policy -- Section 7: Working with parents -- 23. Being a team -- 24. Empowering without blaming -- 25. Understanding eating skills -- 26. All about drinking -- Section 8: What we can do away from the table -- 27. The power of play -- 28. Helping children engage with their food -- Section 9: A closer look at picky eating -- 29. Picky eating: Is there really a problem? -- 30. What is behind picky eating? -- 31. Core principles when working with picky eaters -- 32. Strategies to help picky eaters -- Section 10: Special cases -- 33. Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder -- 34. Allergies and intolerances -- 35. Autism Spectrum Disorder -- 36. Sensory processing. 37. Oral motor skills -- 38. Obesity -- Section 11: A case study -- Nurture Early Learning, New Zealand -- Final thoughts -- Resources -- References -- Notes -- Index -- Blank Page.
This simple, insightful resource explains how to help children develop a healthy relationship with food. Giving practical guidance on how to support lasting positive eating behaviours in children, it includes valuable information and advice about how to resolve issues including fussy eating, obesity, and special needs related feeding difficulties.