Nutrition and Child Brain Development
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Unlock the full potential of your child’s cognitive abilities through the power of proper nutrition. This comprehensive course is designed for parents, caregivers, and educators who are dedicated to enhancing children’s developmental outcomes by understanding the critical role that nutrition plays in brain development.
What our children eat everyday and how they eat it have an impact on their health not only now but on their adult life and many chronic health problems and eating disorders have their roots in their childhood.
Throughout this course, you will delve into the science of brain development in children and how the first 1000 days make a huge difference in their brain growth, and how specific nutrients contribute to cognitive growth, memory enhancement, intelligence, and learning capabilities. You will have an in-depth look at the impact of essential vitamins and minerals, healthy fats, and proteins on brain health together with mood which impacts their school performance massively. And you will also learn to create balanced and nutrient-rich meals tailored to support your child’s brain development.
You will gain insights into making mealtime both nutritious and enjoyable for children, overcoming common challenges such as picky eating, and ensuring they receive the essential nutrients they need to thrive. In addition, the importance of hydration is covered, together with the impact of different forms of malnutrition on your child.
In addition to theoretical knowledge, the course has several simple assessments for you and your child to evaluate their school performance, eating habits, intake of important nutrients together with the feeding strategies you implement at home.
By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to make informed dietary choices that promote your child’s mental and physical well-being. You’ll have a solid understanding of how to nourish young minds, creating an environment that supports optimal cognitive function and overall health. Join us on this journey to nurture the minds of tomorrow through the power of nutrition.
Whether you’re a parent looking to give your child the best start in life, a caregiver seeking to enhance the well-being of the children in your care, or an educator striving to incorporate nutritional knowledge into your curriculum, this course provides invaluable insights and practical strategies. Together, let’s unlock the potential of proper nutrition to foster brighter, healthier futures for our children.
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Healthy Nutrition outline
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Child food Environment Assessment
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Parents Healthy Eating Assessment
An assessment to evaluate the food choices made on daily basis by parents/caregivers. It contains 9 questions, each with 5 answer options. Choose the answer that best explains your food choices in the last 3 months. At the end, calculate your score then see where you stand from your scores:
A score of 9 – 15 = Strong Healthy Eating Modelling. Doing great!
Children mirror their parents’ behaviors; healthy eating modelling is the most effective strategy you can implement as a parent to teach your child how to eat healthy. Keep up the good work! In questions with score 3 to 5: work on that behavior to be 1 or 2.
A score of 16 – 23 = Moderate Healthy Eating Modelling.
Your next steps: Make healthy eating your priority and work on it as a family. For questions with score 3 to 5: work on that behavior to get a score of 1 or 2. Your goal is to become a STRONG model of HEALTHY EATING for your child. Aim to lower your overall assessment result to less than 10.
A score of 24+ = Weak Healthy Eating Modelling.
Your next steps: Work on your own eating habits and on your child’s. As your child gets older, other children and role models will also have an influence, but yours will always persist. Your goal is to become a HEALTHY EATER yourself, so your child can mirror after you. Focus on one healthy habit at a time. Make it your goal to lower your score to 16 or less within the next 3 months!
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Miniassessment for Child brain
Remember, this is not a diagnostic tool but a tool that helps you understand more about your child.
A miniassessment of child brain responsiveness & efficiency. It contains 18 questions, each with 4 answer options. Choose the answer that best defines your child capabilities in the past 3 months, calculate the score to have an understanding of your child situation:
A score of 18 – 20 = High Responsiveness.
A score of 21 – 43 = Medium Responsiveness.
A score of 44+ = Low Responsiveness.
Highlight all questions with score 3 or 4 as these are areas for improvement you can work on with your child teachers and instructors
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Brain Growth & functions
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Intelligence
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Nutrition & IQ
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Assessment of child intake of omegas/phospholipids
An assessment to evaluate the dietary intake of foods rich in omega fatty acids. It contains 16 questions, each with 5 answer options. Choose the answer that best describes your child and the food eaten, and calculate your score to understand where you stand:
A score of 0 – 8 = Low Deficiency Risk.
A score of 9 – 20 = Moderate Deficiency Risk.
A score of 21+ = High Deficiency Risk.
Start adjusting your child diet to include more food that is high in omega-3 for improving your child overall health and cognitive functions.
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Brain & body growth with fats
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Assessment of protein intake
An assessment to evaluate the dietary intake of foods rich in proteins. It contains 14 questions, each with 5 answer options. Choose the answer that best describes your child and the food eaten, and calculate your score to understand where you stand:
A score of 0 – 14 = Low Deficiency Risk.
A score of 15 – 21 = Moderate Deficiency Risk.
A score of 22+ = High Deficiency Risk.
Start adjusting your child diet to include more food that is high in protein for improving your child overall health and cognitive functions.
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Proteins for Health
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Carbs for children
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Assessing blood sugar level
An assessment to evaluate whether the blood sugar of your child is balanced or not. It contains 10 questions, each with 5 answer options. Choose the answer that best describes your child and calculate your score to understand where you stand:
A score of 10 – 14 = Low Sugar Imbalance Risk.
A score of 15 – 30 = Moderate Sugar Imbalance Risk.
A score of 31+ = High Sugar Imbalance Risk.
Start adjusting your child diet to decrease the intake of simple and added sugars to improve your child overall health, mood, behavior and cognitive functions.
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Blood sugar levels
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what are my feeding strategies
An assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of parents/caregivers in getting a child to try new foods. It contains 25 questions, each with 5 answer options. Choose the answer that best explains your strategies and calculate your score to understand where you stand:
A score of 25 – 50 = High Effectiveness.
A score of 51 – 99 = Moderate Effectiveness.
A score of 100+ = Low Effectiveness.
Highlight all questions where you scored 3, 4 or 5 as these are areas for improvement. Improve 1 behavior at a time starting with the easiest for you to be encourged and go on with new strategies.
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Is my child a Picky eater?
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Am I inspiring good eating habits Assessment
An assessment to evaluate the habits used by parents/ caregivers to help children understand about the different food options available and the rational behind it. It contains 9 questions, each with 5 answer options. Choose the answer that best explains your behaviors, calculate your score to understand where you stand:
A score of 9 – 18 = High Encouragement.
You are doing great! Always use daily opportunities to teach your child how to select healthy foods, why doing so is important, and essential food-preparation skills. Praising a good behavior, encourages repetition. Your next steps are to always allow children to prepare meal and give them more responsibility in the kitchen and in grocery store.
A score of 19 – 32 = Moderate Encouragement.
Eating a healthy diet requires knowledge, so help your child understand. Use all opportunities to tell your child how to eat healthily, and why you’re making certain foods at the grocery store or for a recipe. In the grocery store, have your child select fresh produce, look for the expiration date, and hunt for healthy items on your list. In the kitchen, give them safe tasks and let them help. Praise your child for eating healthy foods or for limiting unhealthy treats.
A score of 33+ = Low Encouragement.
Take your child shopping with you once a week. Older children can be responsible of part of the shopping list. Younger children can help find and pick healthier options with you. Buy only 1 treat. In the kitchen, have them wash fruits or find ingredients in the cupboard for you. At mealtimes allow them to serve themselves from dishes on the table. Praise any little steps!
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Hydration
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Hyperactivity assessment
An assessment to evaluate the impulsiveness & inattentiveness of your child. It contains 20 questions, each with 3 answer options. Choose the answer that best describes your child activity level and calculate your score to understand where you stand:
A score of 20 – 24 = Low Hyperactivity.
A score of 25 – 35 = Moderate Hyperactivity.
A score of 36+ = High Hyperactivity.
With high scores you can check with a specialist to diagnose your child condition whether he/she need help or not.
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Nutrition for mood and behavior
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School progress assessment
An assessment for children above 4 years of age to assess any learning difficulties for school-aged children. It contains 19 questions, each with 3 answer options. Choose the answer that best defines your child learning capabilities and calculate your score to understand where you stand:
A score of 0 – 8 = High Language Processing.
A score of 9 – 20 = Moderate Language Processing.
A score of 21+ = Low Language Processing.
For low and Medium results check for learning difficulties with school teachers or recommended specialist. You may also check for Vision & Hearing problems.
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Special Case Scenarios
