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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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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.
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Jun 23, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Stella Boyd-Ford |Clare Dix
Mealtimes can be tricky when your child is neurodivergent. Here's how you can help. Photo / UnsplashMealtimes can be tough for kids with autism or ADHD. Here are five ways to help your neurodivergent child enjoy their time at the dinner table while getting the nutrients they need. 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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Jun 18, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | 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 behaviors". Children may develop these behaviors as a way to cope with the complex task of mealtimes.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | 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.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Clare Dix |Helen Truby |Stella Boyd-Ford
Easter is the time for chocolate. The shops are full of fantastically packaged and shiny chocolates in all shapes and sizes, making trips to the supermarket with children more challenging than ever. Meanwhile kids are receiving chocolate eggs at every turn from friends, relatives and the Easter Bunny (or bilby). But this can also make it very tricky for parents to manage their kids’ chocolate intake.
