Mini Professional Development Session 3
Support the cooks in your cooks network by including professional development sessions. Our expert team have pulled together all the resources you need to present a session on Managing Fussy Eating for long day care.
Mini PD Session 3: Managing Fussy Eating
Co-designed by expert health promoters, for health promoters just like you. This package will help you to host a professional development session for your cooks network.
What is included?
The purpose of this resource is to provide you with all the expertise you need to facilitate a professional development session on Managing fussy eating within your cooks network. We have developed all the tools you will need, including;Â
- a lesson planÂ
- instructional videosÂ
- guided activities and worksheets Â
- editable certificate of completion to provide your attendees.
Watch this training video to learn how to use Mini PD Session 3 at your next Cooks Network event
Key learning outcomes:
- Understand what fussy eating is, in the context of early childhood development, including contributing factors and when it’s appropriate to inform parents or guardians.
- Understand how addressing fussy eating as a whole-of-service approach can meet sections of the National Quality Standards.
- Learn practical strategies to implement during the menu planning and cooking process.
- Learn practical strategies and alternative ways of presenting of food during mealtimes.
- Understand what responsive feeding and the division of responsibility are and how this can be incorporated into the mealtime environment at long day care.
- Understand the importance of mealtime structure and routine for young children.
- Understand the importance of positive role modelling and learn appropriate language to use about food during a mealtime.
- Learn different ways to explore new foods with children through sensory exploration.
- Understand what pressure during a mealtime looks like and importance of avoiding pressure tactics.
- Learn ways to incorporate food learning through curriculum activities.
Additional resources
For more information please phone 1300 22 52 88 or email heas@nnf.org.au
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Written and reviewed by dietitians and nutritionists at National Nutrition Foundation, with support from the Victorian Government.
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