Applying PACE-informed ideas to support children’s eating: ideas for adoptive parents, foster carers and professionals
In this article, Registered Nutritionist and adoptive parent Beth explores how PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy) can be applied to children's eating habits and family mealtimes. Drawing on both professional expertise and lived experience, she shares practical, compassionate strategies to reduce mealtime pressure, support emotional wellbeing and help children build a positive relationship with food. Ideal for adoptive families, foster carers, kinship carers and professionals working with care-experienced children.
Supporting Care-Experienced Babies and Toddlers Through Effective Nutrition Practices in the Early Years Sector
Discover how trauma‑informed nutrition can support care‑experienced babies and toddlers in early years settings. This blog explains how early adversity shapes feeding behaviours and offers practical strategies to build trust, emotional security, and healthier relationships with food. A must‑read for Early Years Practitioners to reflect on feeding routines and wellbeing through compassionate, evidence‑based practice.