Presented by Lauren Hershfield (OT), Elise Fairey (RD); The Feeding Group
12:00pm – 1:00pm, Wednesdays, May 22-June 19, 2024
Presentation Week 1:
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Handouts and Activities Week 1:
Daily Food Log
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Event Recording
Presentation Week 2:
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Handouts and Activities Week 2:
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Event Recording
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Handouts and Activities Week 3:
Assignment 1
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Event Recording
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Handouts and Activities Week 4:
Assignments
Look, Smell, Touch Activities
Food Chaining
Kids Food Critic Activity
Superhero – I Tasted a New Food Today!
TRY IT! – Feeding GAME!
Event Recording
Presentation Week 5:
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Event Recording
Resources
PTC The Genetics of Bitter Taste
During the sessions, additional resources shared will be posted here.
Workshop details
This online parenting group will teach parents and caregivers how to best support their child with restrictive eating, facilitate positive food interactions, and work towards expanding their diet and less stressful mealtimes.
This program will teach you to:
- Gain an understanding of what factors can cause restrictive eating, and how to best understand your child’s eating behaviors
- Learn ways to increase your child’s acceptance level and comfort with new food
- Identify and address challenges related to food refusal and power struggles.
- Discuss and address common nutritional deficiencies associated with restrictive eating.
- Explore a variety of feeding strategies to encourage adventurous eating.
- Learn about the role of sensory integration in food acceptance.
- Learn how to manage eating challenges at school, holidays and parties
- Build a community of support with other parents of restricted eaters to help problem solve around feeding your child
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