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Child NutritionDiploma Course

A healthy diet actually begins in the womb, but it is built on throughout our lives. However, at no time is this more important than in childhood. This Child Nutrition Course provides tools to parents and those who want to make consulting as a children's nutritionist into a profession, which will help you to understand early years nutrition and how to adopt healthy eating habits and diets.

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What Will You Learn?

The course begins by giving you a good grounding in what nutrition actually is. You’ll learn about the difference between macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients, the various categories of nutrition, why nutrition is important to a daily diet, and the different ways it creates health in a child.

From the introduction, the course moves on to look at the specifics of nutrition in children. You’ll learn about the nutritional requirements of babies and children of all ages, in particular the different macro- nutrients and micro-nutrients that are particularly important for different age groups, and the food sources for each. You will also be made aware of the nutritional requirements and proportions set by the UK government.

While it can be more difficult for children raised on a primarily plant-based diet to reach all their nutritional requirements, it is possible, with the right knowledge. The course looks at vegetarian and vegan diets and the careful planning that must be applied when preparing these diets for children and breast-feeding mothers.

You will learn about food allergies and other food-related issues in children, including what a food allergy is and how it is caused, the difference between a food allergy and food sensitivity or intolerance, and how to recognise and deal with food allergies in babies and older children, along with details on how to treat them.

As children grow, their nutritional requirements change, as does their ability to choose the foods they eat. From gestation to pre-teen, the Child Nutrition Diploma Course guides you through each stage of a child’s life, explaining what they need, how to encourage them to make healthy food choices as they grow, and which “super foods” are child-friendly, along with some cooking ideas and recipes that incorporate these foods. Also included is how to help children who become “picky eaters” and how to help children who have weight issues, whether they are overweight or underweight.

In addition to providing the information needed to understand child nutrition, the course also goes on to explain what it is to be an expert or consultant in child nutrition and the different ways to work in this field. You’ll be guided through creating a business strategy and what you can do to stand out from the crowd. In addition, you are also provided with a blueprint for developing your own nutritional coaching format and templates for tools that you may need in your work as a child nutritionist.

The course also includes a short bonus video that delivers practical advice and quick tips that parents or consultants can use straight away.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will:

Have a comprehensive knowledge of key nutritional requirements across all childhood ages
Understand what constitutes a healthy diet for children
Know the difference between macronutrients and micronutrients and the importance of both
Understand food allergies, and how to spot and treat them
Know what nutrients must be included in healthy plant-based diets and why
Be confident in guiding pregnant and nursing mums on their nutritional needs and those of their (unborn) child
Understand why children become overweight or underweight and have the tools to know how to deal with these issues on a professional basis
Be well-versed in ways to encourage healthy habits in children and their families
Know how to build and expand your child nutritional consulting business

This course is aimed at anyone who is involved with the nutrition of children and pregnant women. As a parent, the course will empower you to make the best nutritional choices for you and your children. As someone interested in building a business based on child nutritional consulting, you will gain fundamental knowledge of the nutritional needs of children at all stages, up to 12 year of age, and how to start and grow your business.

Introduction
Part 1: What is Nutrition?
Part 2: Macronutrients
Part 3: Micronutrients
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1 Assessment

Part 1: Why Nutrition is Important for Children
Part 2: Nutrient Requirements for Older Babies
Part 3: Nutritional Requirements for Toddlers
Part 4: Nutrition Requirements for 10-14 Years
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2 Assessment

Part 1: What are Vegetarians and Vegans?
Part 2: Vegetarian Diets for Infants and Children
Part 3: Possible Deficits in Vegan Diets
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3 Assessment

Part 1: What is a Food Allergy?
Part 2: How to Recognise Food Allergies in Children
Part 3: Managing Nutritional Needs
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4 Assessment

Part 1: How Health Begins in the Mother’s Womb
Part 2: Food to Eat During Pregnancy
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5 Assessment

Part 1: Breast Milk and Formula
Part 2: Passing on Nutritional Habits
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6 Assessment

Part 1: What is Weaning?
Part 2: What to Feed Baby for Good Nutrition
Part 3: Creating Good Nutrition Habits 6-8 Months & 9-12 Months
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7 Assessment

Part 1: What Foods Toddlers Need to Eat for Good Nutrition
Part 2: Children’s Drinking Habits
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 8 Assessment

Part 1: The Importance of Healthy Eating Habits
Part 2: Creating Healthy School Lunches
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9 Assessment

Part 1: What is “Picky Eating”?
Part 2: How Parents Can Help Picky Eaters
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 10 Assessment

Part 1: Healthy Weight in Children
Part 2: Weight Loss Strategies
Part 3: Poor Weight Gain
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 11 Assessment

Part 1: What is a Superfood?
Part 2: Superfoods for Kids
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 12 Assessment

Part 1: The Work of a Child Nutritionist Consultant
Part 2: Ways to Grow Your Business
Part 3: Develop Your Nutrition Coaching Format
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Conclusion
Module 13 Assessment

The Child Nutrition Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

Many Centre of Excellence courses are Fully Accredited by the world’s leading professional membership association for natural medicine – The Complementary Medical Association (The CMA).

You can apply to join The CMA as a Student Member while you are still studying, and if you do so, you will be eligible to use the post-nominal letters CMA after your name.

Upon graduation from a CMA Registered course you will be eligible to apply for CMA Membership and this will give you numerous professional benefits including being able to use the letters MCMA after your name – Member of The Complementary Medical Association. This will demonstrate your commitment to excellence and professionalism in the natural healthcare field.

Register with The CMA as a Student or fully qualified Practitioner via The CMA website where you will be asked to submit your certificate of graduation, and proof of insurance.

The CMA’s recommended insurers are Westminster global.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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