Course Overview
This self paced 3 hour hour course is designed to empower parents and caregivers to be the best role models around food and body at home. Our goal is to help you promote a healthy and appropriate relationship with food and body. The course covers ages birth through late teens.
What you'll learn:
- Introduction and Why It Matters
- Eating Disorder Statistics and Special Populations
- Food At All Ages and Family Meals
- Food During the Early Years
- Feeding Your Infant
- Feeding Your Toddler and Young Child
- Food During Adolescent and Teen Years
- Feeding Your Adolescent
- Feeding Your Teen
- Expected Growth and Development
- Normalizing Body Change
- Expected Growth and Development Before Puberty
- Expected Growth and Development During Puberty
- Cultural and Societal Factors
- Caregiver Behaviors and Responses
- When to Worry
- Eating Disorder Basics
- Red Flags
- Additional Resources
- Professional Resources
- Recommended Reading
- Websites