Nutrition and Child Brain Development
What you'll learn
- Understand that brain growth & development start during pregnancy (proper brain growth needs specific nutrients) with sufficient healthy diet.
- Change feeding strategies to help your child build a healthy relationship with food that will last throughout their life.
- Build healthy meals containing carbs, proteins and healthy fats while avoiding & minimizing the villains (trans fats & added sugar)
- Prepare a healthy eating environment for you & your child, and to teach by example not by preaching all the time.
- How to make healthy meal swaps
- Be able to calculate your child needs (energy & nutrients)
- Understand the ugly face of malnutrition on our children
Requirements
- No medical background is needed, only eager parents and caregivers who want to make the best ever investment for their children and that is healthy bodies together with improving their intelligence, mood and learning abilities that will help them in a highly competitive environment as they grow.
Description
Unlock the full potential of your child’s cognitive abilities through the power of proper nutrition. This comprehensive course is designed for parents, caregivers, and educators who are dedicated to enhancing children's developmental outcomes by understanding the critical role that nutrition plays in brain development.
What our children eat everyday and how they eat it have an impact on their health not only now but on their adult life and many chronic health problems and eating disorders have their roots in their childhood.
Throughout this course, you will delve into the science of brain development in children and how the first 1000 days make a huge difference in their brain growth, and how specific nutrients contribute to cognitive growth, memory enhancement, intelligence, and learning capabilities. You will have an in-depth look at the impact of essential vitamins and minerals, healthy fats, and proteins on brain health together with mood which impacts their school performance massively. And you will also learn to create balanced and nutrient-rich meals tailored to support your child's brain development.
You will gain insights into making mealtime both nutritious and enjoyable for children, overcoming common challenges such as picky eating, and ensuring they receive the essential nutrients they need to thrive. In addition, the importance of hydration is covered, together with the impact of different forms of malnutrition on your child.
In addition to theoretical knowledge, the course has several simple assessments for you and your child to evaluate their school performance, eating habits, intake of important nutrients together with the feeding strategies you implement at home.
By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to make informed dietary choices that promote your child’s mental and physical well-being. You'll have a solid understanding of how to nourish young minds, creating an environment that supports optimal cognitive function and overall health. Join us on this journey to nurture the minds of tomorrow through the power of nutrition.
Whether you're a parent looking to give your child the best start in life, a caregiver seeking to enhance the well-being of the children in your care, or an educator striving to incorporate nutritional knowledge into your curriculum, this course provides invaluable insights and practical strategies. Together, let's unlock the potential of proper nutrition to foster brighter, healthier futures for our children.
Who this course is for:
- All parents, school teachers and child caregivers
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 257 Reviews
- 4,744 Students
- 5 Courses
Physician, Clinical Nutrition consultant graduated from Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University in Egypt and obtained several postgraduate diplomas in Clinical Nutrition, Children Nutrition & Brain Development, Gut Restoration, Nutrition for Athletes and Total Quality Management in Healthcare from several reputable institutions; ESPEN (European society for Clinical Nutrition) - AUC (American University in Cairo) - AACME (American Association of Continuing Medical Education) - ISSA (International Sports Sciences Academy USA) - AFPA (American Fitness Professionals & Associates USA) - THSA (The Health Sciences Academy UK).
I have around 20 years experience of work in multinational pharmaceutical companies, education and healthcare. I worked in several domains of clinical trials, medical & marketing departments, teaching, and nutritional consultations.
Nutrition plays a paramount role in our lives and I believe that every human body has a unique story to tell, and each story matters therefore there is no one-size plan that fits all but there are general guidelines to follow.
My passion is to raise awareness of people and empower them to improve their health and live happily ever after through living a healthy lifestyle, and I have been working extensively in the past 4 years till now to provide scientific up-to-date medical information through my social media accounts, online and offline courses together with workshops (in both Arabic and English). I published my first kindle book on healthy food for women of all ages on Amazon in June 2021.