What happens if your child has low iron? Iron is essential for brain function, so low levels during early childhood can unfortunately have long lasting effects on cognitive development. Iron deficiency has a negative impact on attention, memory, and learning, which are crucial for academic and social success1. Research has shown that school aged children…
Nutritional deficiencies during childhood can have significant short term and long term impacts on a child’s health and development. Nutrients act as the building blocks that the body needs for physical growth and development. Children also need daily intake of key nutrients to maintain all the different kinds of tissues, organs and functions that need…
How can I help my picky eater? The most effective method for encouraging children to explore new foods is continued exposure. Our kids need to be exposed to a ‘new’ food approximately 10 times before they will consider tasting it – so if you find yourself putting foods on plates KNOWING that it’s probably not…