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Child Development
How to build your child a balanced diet
It can be overwhelming to ensure your child manages to get all the nutrients they need. Nutritionist Nicola Inger Scruby says anyone with a toddler knows that sticking to guidelines can be tricky but offers her top tips for navigating fussy eating.
Child Development
The complex problem of childhood obesity
There’s more to addressing childhood obesity than taking away sweets and having children do laps of the oval. A report highlights the growing problem of childhood obesity in Australia, where one in four children and adolescents are overweight or obese.
Child Development
Baby apps: helping or hindering mums?
Replacing the safety pin which reminded new mothers which side to next breastfeed on, apps designed to track everything an infant does, including breastfeeding, are widely available. But while they can reassure new mothers they may also overwhelm them.
Child Development
Fighting obesity – raising healthy kids
You are much more likely to be obese than your parents were at your age, an Australian report has revealed. While that’s hard to hear, here’s another fact - obesity levels among our very young children have almost doubled in the past two decades to 9%.
Child Development
Look I’m a Cook! Kids in the kitchen
We know that children need to maintain a balanced diet to grow up healthy and strong and meet the high energy needs of their growing bodies. Involving them in the kitchen and as they get older, learning to cook with them can be a worthwhile adventure.
Child Development
Healthy breakfast habits for children
A breakfast of highly processed and sugary food is setting you up for a day where you constantly look for sugary treats and move from energy spike to energy spike without having the strong, consistent release of energy which comes from a healthy breakfast.
Child Development
A nutritionist’s 8 top tips for parents
Nutritionist, author and mother of two Honor Tremain knows just how hair-tearingly frustrating the whole "food thing" can be for parents. The key, she says, is to keep it simple - a diet based on fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats, healthy grains and legumes.