Nourished and Thriving Children
SPOON's Nourished and Thriving Children is a feeding and nutrition training program for use in the United States. Our goal is to improve the growth, health, and development of children who have experienced trauma, so they have the chance they deserve to be healthy and thrive.
This program is appropriate for two audiences:
Trainers
Child welfare professionals can gain access to our nutrition and feeding toolkit and become trainers for their organizations through our online “training of trainers” program. To learn more about in-person workshops for new trainers or our online course for new trainers (in development), get in touch below.
Parents
Parents of children who have experienced trauma can take part in the Nourished & Thriving Children program in two ways: in-person trainings conducted by those trained in SPOON’s workshops or through an online course Oregon State University developed in conjunction with SPOON. To learn about in-person trainings available in Oregon, get in touch below.
What Topics are Covered?
The full program covers a range of subjects related to the importance of mealtime and challenges that can arise.
Feeding Topics
- Developmental Feeding Milestones
- Responsive Feeding
- Establishing Connection and Mealtime Routines
- Division of Responsibility
- Picky Eating
- Food Preoccupation
- Feeding Challenges: Aversion
- Requiring Distractions to Eat
- Safe Pacing
- When to Seek Help
Nutrition Topics
- General Dietary Guidelines
- Making the Most of Snacks
- Learning to Love Vegetables
- Cooking with Kids
- Eating Healthy on a Budget
- Understanding Weight Dysregulation
- Overweight and Obesity
- Poor Weight Gain
- Constipation
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Food Allergies
