Lesson Structure:  Children’s Nutrition BRE304

There are 10 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction to Child Nutrition

• Scope, Nature and History of Nutrition
• Effect of Culture and Family Background on Nutrition
• Importance of Nutrition in Early Childhood
• Basic Nutrients needed in a Child’s Diet
• Key things to Remember about a Childs Diet
• Nutrition Tips for Children

2. Nutrition for Pre-Pregnancy

• Pre-Conception Diet – Maternal Weight, Maternal Nutrient Status
• Paternal Health and Nutrition
• Effect of Nutrition of Parents at Conception
• Making Diet Changes Pre-Conception

3. Nutrition in Pregnancy

• Early Pregnancy and Morning Sickness
• Tips to Help with Pregnancy Nausea
• Nutrition through Pregnancy -RDI
• Caloric and Fluid Intake through Pregnancy
• Calorie Demands for a Pregnant Woman
• Foods to Avoid While Pregnant
• Hypervitaminosis
• Pregnancy Complications that Relate to Nutrition (Neural Tube Defect, Morning Sickness, Constipation, Gestational diabetes, Hypertension, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

4. Nutrition in Infants

• Breastfeeding
• Formula Feeding
• Feeding for the first six months
• Starting on Solid Foods
• Adequate Vitamin C and Iron Intake in first year
• Progressing with Solid Foods: protein, dairy, finger foods, etc
• Nutrition for Toddlers
• Snack Packs, Small Meals, Meal Alternatives, Being creative, etc
• Allergens
• Weaning

5. Nutrition in Childhood

• Caloric Intake
• Mineral Intake
• Vitamin Intake
• Encouraging Good Eating Habits
• Breakfast
• Morning and Afternoon Snacks
• Packed Lunches
• Eating Habits
• Puberty

6. Nutritional Concerns

• Scope and Nature of Nutritional Health for Children
• Healthy Snacks and Re-hydration
• Underweight
• Malnutrition
• Anaemia or Iron Deficiencey
• Dental Care
• Eating Disorders : Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating
• Fast Food and Junk Food

7. Healthy Eating Behaviours

• Influencing Childrens Eating
• Teaching Healthy Eating to Children
• Health Snack Ideas
• Childhood Food Sensitivities
• Food Intolerance
• Food Allergies
• Relevant Research
• Food and Autism
• Food and Child Behaviour Problems
• Diagnosing Sensitivities : skin test, blood test, diet

8. Issues in Child Nutrition

• PBL Project:  Develop a presentation to be given to a group of families, where a child has been recently diagnosed with an illness/disease of your choice. The purpose of the presentation is to inform families and sufferers about the disease, and to provide clear, simple guidelines for dietary intervention to improve health, correct the condition or prevent deterioration in health.

9. Childhood Obesity

• Cause of Childhood Obesity
• What is Unhealthy about Childhood Obesity?
• Guidelines for Child Weight Loss

10.  Diet Plans

• Special Nutritional Needs
• Childhood Diabetes
• Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
• Normal Eating Habits for Children

Please note:  Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the academy, marked by the academy’s tutor and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Practicals:

Learning Goals: Children’s Nutrition BRE304

• Discuss the nature and scope of developing nutrition for children according to their backgrounds and needs.
• Explain the various nutritional needs of the mother and father before pregnancy.
• Explain the various nutritional needs of the mother and child during pregnancy.
• Explain various nutritional needs of infants from birth to age two.
• Explain various nutritional aspects of growing children addressing various issues and concerns.
• Identify concerns in the diets of children and adolescents and overcoming them.
• Lists ways to encourage healthy eating behaviour in children.
• Explain some of the common issues such as food sensitivities in childhood nutrition.
• Explain causes and guidelines to overcoming childhood obesity.
• Develop a list diet outlines for healthy children and special diet plans for children with special nutritional needs.

Practicals:

• Interview three parents regarding the diets (what the children eat for breakfast , lunch and dinner as well as snacks) of their children , they can be family or friends. Make a day’s menu for each one of them according to the  information they give you.
• Interview two pregnant women (family or friends) and question about their daily diet. Note what they have said and write how you would improve their diets.
• Research for information to make a tasty and healthy weaning mix for a six month old baby. Make your own weaning mix with the information you have gathered.
• Prepare a diet plan for an 11 year old for three days.
• Compare the nutrition panel for 3 different staple foods bought from the supermarkets (for example breakfast cereals, stir fry sauces or pasta sauces, fruit bars). Compare the added sugars to natural sugars
• Do a survey and find out What Australian children and adolescents are actually eating. Write a 200 word report on your survey. (You can conduct your survey by talking to children, adolescents and their parents, by reading articles in magazines and newspapers or by searching the internet)

This course/module will enable you understand all aspects of childhood nutrition and deal with them. It is an ideal course for people working with children in the child care industry. It is also a good course for mothers wanting to understand their childrens nutritional needs and learn to cope with them or for self enhancement.

Your learning experience with ADL will not only depend on the quality of the course, but also the quality of the person teaching it. This course is taught by Juliette Harris and your course fee includes unlimited tutorial support throughout. Here are their credentials:

Juliette Harris – Nutritional
BSc Hons Biology (University of Sussex)

Juliette has over 10 years experience in teaching and private tutoring. As an undergraduate, she contributed to published research on the behaviour of an endangered bat species,     though her main areas of interest and    specialisation are  genetics and cellular biology. After 7 months in the rainforests & reefs of Central America, Juliette began her teaching career at prestigious private school, Brighton College. She soon  returned to Central America,  headingup a field-trip for A-level students. She has been private tutor & exam coach to a range of students with very diverse backgrounds, aptitudes and expectations.More recently, Juliette has enjoyed working with adults with learning difficulties and enormous barriers to education. Juliette currently splits her time between England and Bulgaria, where she works as a teacher and missionary.

EBOOK TO COMPLIMENT THIS COURSE

Human Nutrition EBook

Discover a better understanding of food and nutrition, what to eat and what to avoid.  Human Nutrition is an ideal introductory text for students and anyone else interested in learning how diet and harm or help human health.

Human Nutrition

by the Staff of ACS Distance Learning

Human Nutrition eBook course online. It’s surprising how little most people know about the human body and how it works. If we all spent just a small amount of time educating ourselves, we would save years in terms of health problems and hundreds of pounds otherwise spent on health care.

Throughout history there has been a vast array of nutritional claims and dietary advice. For example, there is evidence of dietary regimes involving fasting as far back as in Ancient Greece and many examples since of diet being used either to restrict intake to lose weight or to act as a cure for a medical complaint.  This book will give you the background necessary to understand these theories and make better choices for yourself.

Book Contents

Chapter 1 The Digestive System -Everyone is different

Nutrition and nutrients
Digestion
General health recommendations
Examples of serving size

Chapter 2. Modyfying Diet for a Particular Lifestyle or Genetic Disposition

Lifestyle
Cultural differences
Genetic considerations

Chapter 3. Foods and Nutrition

Why do we need to know the nutritional content in foods?
Nutrients provided by the five food groups

Chapter 4. Nutrition and Health Disorders

How diet may affect skin
Diet and our bones, joints and muscles
Nutrition and the heart
Diet and the respiratory system
Diet and the urinary system
Diet and the digestive system
Diet and the brain/mental health

Chapter 5. How to Find Reliable information on Nutrition

Nutritional research
Sources of nutritional information
Conditions requiring dietary advice
Weight loss diets.

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Assessment

Q. Assessment – how does it work?
A. For each 100 hour module you are assessed by assignments (at the end of each lesson) and a final one and a half hour exam (or you may elect to complete a Project, instead of sitting the exam) – the choice is yours – you sit for the exam in your own location.

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Q. If my assignment is not up to standard is there an opportunity to resubmit my work?
A. Yes –

Q. How many assignments do I need to complete for each module?
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