Overcoming Fussy Eating
An online programme to support parents of children with sensory needs to overcome fussy eating
‘Empowering and Equipping parents and caregivers with the knowledge and skills to understand their child’s eating and feeding habits and support positive changes in relation to food acceptance, the mealtime environment and foster more positive relationships with food!’
Dr Kirsty Porter a Children’s Dietitian and Grace Magennis a Children’s Occupational Therapist have combined their 30 years of clinical and personal experience and expertise to develop this clear pathway and comprehensive programme of support for parents/ guardians of children with sensory eating challenges.
We have broken down the evidence based research and effective techniques to offer you a practical, self paced, fun and enjoyable programme to equip you with the knowledge and skills to help your child overcome their eating and feeding challenges. You will gain instant access so you can tackle these struggles head on without having to wait on support. This programme is unique in that we have taken a multidisciplinary approach and joined forces to share our knowledge from both the Occupational Therapy and Dietetics perspective.
At your wits end with your kids eating? Can’t get your kids to try new foods? Stressed at mealtimes? Can’t eat out? Feel like it’s a battle zone to feed your kids? Dread feeding your kids on a daily basis? Then keep reading to find out how we can help!
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Children who will only eat a limited range of foods
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Children who are very ‘fussy’ or ‘picky with regards to their eating habits
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Children aged 3-10
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Children will only eat a certain brand of foods
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Every mealtime is a battle
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Children who cannot eat in the same room as their family/ friends
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Children who gag/ vomit when they see/ taste/ smell certain foods
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Children who cannot eat outside the home
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You worry that your child is not getting the nutrition/ vitamins that they need to grow/thrive
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Neurodiverse children who experience eating or feeding challenges
Parents/guardians of children who have sensory eating challenges.
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Self paced online guided programme
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5 comprehensive webinars to help you understand- why your child is struggling with eating/feeding, what sensory difficulties your child may be experiencing, food acceptance strategies, how to introduce new foods at home in a fun and playful way, creating a positive mealtime environment, eating outside the home
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A clear pathway to help you formulate a personalised action plan for your child and family
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5 E-books to support the webinars as well as detailed PDFS with activities to work through at home and lots of actionable tips and advice. Includes things like Sensory Friendly Recipes, How to create a sensory circuit at home, creating a sensory toolkit for mealtimes, Food charts and much more.
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A community of parents going through similar challenges- access to a closed facebook group
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The option for further discounted consultations or 1:1 support from Dr Kirsty or Grace
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We want you to feel heard, seen and supported. We have first hand experience of fussy eating, picky eating and sensory avoidance both personally and from the children we see in clinic. We are here to help!
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We want to empower and educate parents and caregivers to understand why their child is struggling with eating and feeding
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We aim to help parents understand more about their child's sensory systems and how this may be impacting
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Aim to provide you with lots of practical tips/strategies and actionable advice to put into place at home
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We want to make mealtimes at home and outside the home an enjoyable and stress-free experience
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Increase the range of foods your child will eat and teach you strategies to make food fun and introduce new foods at home
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Build foundations for your child to enjoy and build more positive relationships with food
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Provide you with support and a community of parents with similar challenges
This Programme is not suitable for:
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Our Programme is play based so is suited best to children between the ages of 3 and 10
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If you're looking for a quick and simple solution, this is not for you. The journey of helping your child overcome sensory eating challenges takes time, patience and persistence. We focus on meeting your child where he/she is and working at their pace. Consistency is key.
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If your child has a complex eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia or body dysmorphia or you suspect AFRID. These children need very specific assessment and support.
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