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Nov 13, 2024 | 
parentmap.com | Stella Boyd-Ford |Clare Dix
Photo: iStock Gathering as a family for a meal can serve several purposes: From social connection to nutrition. But this can also make eating and mealtimes tricky to manage when someone in the family is neurodivergent.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
salon.com | Clare Dix |Helen Truby
Israel has been accused of deliberately blocking humanitarian aid, including food. In September, deliveries of food and aid to Gaza fell to their lowest in seven months after Israel introduced new customs rules. The World Health Organization has repeatedly warned about the consequences of hunger and food insecurity in the region, including the impact on rising infection rates and increased child mortality.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Clare Dix |Helen Truby
The risk of famine looms in Gaza. International monitors warn more than 90% of the population face acute food insecurity, meaning their inability to eat enough food puts them in immediate danger of starvation. The number experiencing “catastrophic” hunger is set to double in the coming months. Israel has been accused of deliberately blocking humanitarian aid, including food.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Clare Dix
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Clare Dix
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced free school lunches if Labor is re-elected at the state’s upcoming election on October 26. The A$1.4 billion policy would cover primary students in public schools and begin next year. Labor estimates it would save parents about $1,600 per child, per year. On Sunday, Miles said: [The program is] universal to avoid stigmatising the kids that need the food the most, but also to ensure that it supports every Queensland family.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
thesector.com.au | Clare Dix |Stella Boyd-Ford |Freya Lucas
Every day early childhood educators support breastfeeding mothers, provide nutritious meals, create a positive mealtime environment, and promote learning through food and nutrition activities. But it’s not all smooth sailing. Educators also need to be familiar with typical signs of feeding concerns, understand health professionals’ different roles, and work with health professionals in any child’s nutritional care to ensure the best outcomes.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
thesector.com.au | Clare Dix |Stella Boyd-Ford |Freya Lucas
Everyone deserves food security, which is when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food insecurity, however, is when something is happening that means that someone cannot eat enough food or the right kind of foods for an active and healthy life. When children experience food insecurity, it can negatively impact their physical and emotional health.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
thesector.com.au | Clare Dix |Stella Boyd-Ford |Freya Lucas
Many ECEC professionals feel a high degree of stress and pressure when parent expectations don’t align with the reality of the mealtime experience in early learning settings. They can feel frustrated or even anxious when dealing with children who refuse the meals on offer, are reluctant to try new foods, or refuse to eat while attending care.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
healthyfood.com | Clare Dix |Stella Boyd-Ford
Common behavioursCommon abnormal feeding behaviours in autistic children and children with ADHD include:food selectivity, where a child has a small range of preferred foods and limited variety. For example, children choosing only grain-based or dairy foods, such as noodles and yoghurt, or toast and cheese.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
theafricanmirror.africa | Stella Boyd-Ford |Clare Dix
GATHERING as a family for a meal can serve several purposes: from social connection to nutrition. But this can also make eating and mealtimes tricky to manage when someone in the family is neurodivergent. Many autistic children and children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) display what has been called “abnormal feeding behaviours”. Children may develop these behaviours as a way to cope with the complex task of mealtimes.
