DISTANCE LEARNING CHILD NUTRITION COURSE
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are 10 lessons in this module as follows:
1. Introduction to Child Nutrition
Scope, Nature and History of Nutrition
2. Nutrition for Pre-Pregnancy
Pre Conception Diet -Maternal Weight, Maternal Nutrient Status
3. Nutrition in Pregnancy
Early Pregnancy and Morning Sickness
4. Nutrition in Infants
Breastfeeding
5. Nutrition in Childhood
Caloric Intake
6. Nutritional Concerns
Scope and Nature of Nutritional Health for Children
7. Healthy Eating Behaviours
Influencing Childrens Eating
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
10. Diet Plans
Special Nutritional Needs
AIMS
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.
Parents, Teachers, Child Care Staff and Others have a Huge Impact
The time from birth to adulthood is one of growth, development, maturation and activity. Nutritional needs of children vary with their age, activity levels, health status, physical size and current rate of growth. Different processes require different nutrients, omega-3 fatty acids and protein are crucial for brain development in babies and toddlers, iron is particularly important when girls commence their menstrual cycle and energy needs will be greater during periods of rapid growth.
Nutritional habits, once formed, can be hard to break. A child who develops a sweet tooth and dislike for vegetables will find it much harder to maintain a healthy diet through their later life than a child raised with a balanced diet of fresh fruit, vegetables, grains, meat and dairy. The fact that a baby or toddler rejects a food on the first few occasions it is served does not necessarily indicate a dislike for the food, but more commonly a fear of new foods, or a confusion over the unfamiliarity of the new item.
The role of parents and caregivers can not be understated in children’s nutrition. Children learn from observation and when very young have no choice but to eat what is provided to them.
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What qualification will I achieve for completing this course?
This is an individual module course. The individual module courses are 100 hour long usually and can be taken on their own or as part of a larger program of study.
If you wish to take an individual module course as a stand alone course, you can elect to sit an optional exam at the end of it.
If you successfully pass the exam and all assignments, you will receive a Statement of Attainment. You can take examinations at a time and location to suit you. If you enrol, you will be sent further information on how to arrange examinations at the end of the course.
If you do not wish to take the exam, you will receive a Course Completion letter when you have passed all assignments.
There is an assignment at the end of each lesson. So for example, if an individual module course contains ten lessons, you will need to complete ten assignments. Assignments can be sent to us via email, post or fax.
Other qualifications, such as certificates, diplomas etc may require examinations to be taken as part of the overall assessment process.
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AIMS
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.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
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)
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