UNITS OF STUDY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION

Early Nutrition: Birth-Adolescence

Comprehensive and practical, this course will ensure you feel confident that your little one or children in your care are getting the best start to set them up with lifelong good health.  This course offers a rare insight into Childhood Nutrition that you are unlikely to find elsewhere. Covering global guidelines spanning birth to adolescence, all you need to know about early nutrition and healthy eating is in this course.  Suited for parents, carers, child care workers, educators, coaches, counsellors, nurses and GPs, the language is friendly and the content is fully referenced with extensive tools, guidelines and readings to take your understanding as far as you require.

Standard Online - $350 AUD
THIS COURSE CAN BE AN ELECTIVE OPTION.​

KEY INFORMATION

  • ​Flexible online learning 24 hour access
  • ​$350 enrolment fee
  • 20 hours of study
  • Online, untimed quiz for stress-free, enhanced learning
  • Study at your own pace
  • Highly supported
  • Extensive resources and tools
  • ​Completion certificate
  • 20 Continuing Professional Development Points available for REPSNZ members. CLICK HERE f​or more detail. 
CONTENT:
This is a detailed course covering all major areas of infant, child and adolescent nutrition including:
  1. EARLY NUTRITION PRINCIPLES
  2. NUTRITION FUNDAMENTALS
  3. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BABIES AND CHILDREN
  4. FOOD SAFETY
  5. FEEDING BABY AND PROGRESSING TO MEALS
  6. NURTURING HEALTHY EATING HABITS
  7. NUTRIENTS IN OUR FOODS AND EARLY NUTRITION NEEDS
  8. VITAMINS AND MINERALS
  9. CREATING HEALTHY EATING HABITS IN CHILDREN
  10. INFLUENCES OVER EATING PATTERNS (including fussy eating)
  11. NUTRITION & HEALTH (Includes allergies, behaviour, disordered eating, weight and sporty children)
  12. CREATING AND PLANNING HEALTHY MEALS 

Nutrition for Children: Short Course

Recently there has been an increase of concern over the eating habits of our young, this is in part due to the increasing rates of overweightness in this group and in the awareness that how our young fair will greatly impact our future. For those working with children and their parents, understanding nutritional needs and what drives these needs is very useful. Many parents find nutrition confusing and seek information from a wide array of sources. Content covers toddlers to primary school aged children and looks at their dietary requirements, fussy eating, intolerance and allergies and other .

Standard Online - $175AUD​​
THIS COURSE IS NOT AN ELECTIVE OPTION.

KEY INFORMATION

  • ​Flexible online learning 24 hour access
  • ​$175 enrolment fee
  • 10 hours of study
  • Online, untimed quiz for stress-free, enhanced learning
  • Study at your own pace
  • Highly supported
  • Extensive resources and tools
  • ​Completion certificate
CONTENT:
  1. DEVELOPING HEALTHY EATING HABITS
  2. DIETARY GUIDELINES
  3. HOW OUR CHILDREN ARE FAIRING: GROWTH, ENERGY INTAKE, FOOD GROUPS, NUTRIENTS
  4. CARBOHYDRATES AND SUGAR
  5. FAT; GETTING THE RIGHT BALANCE
  6. PROTEIN FOR GROWTH, IMMUNITY AND MOOD
  7. FLUID AND HYDRATION
  8. SELECTED NUTRIENTS: VITAMIN A, C, D, E, CALCIUM (AND DAIRY), IRON, IODINE
  9. WEIGHT CHALLENGES AND CAUTIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  10. BEHAVIOUR AND FOOD