AN initiative by welfare and support agency Cafs is seeking to help parents and carers support children who may be fussy eaters.<\/p>\n
The free session is part of the organisation\u2019s Early Help Program, a series of support services which aims to provide early intervention strategies for families.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Early Help Program has a focus on providing parenting supports in our community for any parents or carers who may need them with a focus on early intervention and providing education to families,\u201d said Taite McNamara, advanced practitioner for the program.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt provides that support nice and early before things accelerate and become a bit of a bigger issue.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt frees up the system of moving into more intensive welfare programs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The session will cover factors which may affect eating including senses, experiences, and medical needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a lot of themes in the community around parents really struggling with children and their food intake,\u201d said Ms McNamara.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re seeing now children being diagnosed a lot younger with conditions like autism and ADHD that can make it a little bit tricky to get children to eat different types of foods.\u201d<\/p>\n
The workshop will be presented by Melbourne-based specialist company Learn to Eat, Love to Eat, whose staff seek to take take a holistic approach to supporting people in understanding the root causes of fussy eating.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are outsourcing expertise to bring the community a targeted support option with that really good experience and the tools to support people,\u201d said Ms McNamara.<\/p>\n