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UdemyNutrition for Oral Health in the early years
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Overview
This course looks at early childhood nutrition through the specific lens of oral health, connecting new EYFS welfare requirements to what children eat rather than only how they brush. It goes beyond calcium and toothbrushing to examine the broader dietary habits formed in early childhood.
Who it's for
Early years practitioners and childcare settings who need practical guidance on meeting oral health welfare requirements, and anyone working with young children who wants to understand the nutritional side of dental health.
Key takeaways
- How early nutritional habits shape lifelong oral and general health
- Practical advice on foods that support, and foods that undermine, good oral health
- Context for interpreting the EYFS oral health welfare requirement
The course frames oral health as part of a child's wider relationship with food, positioning early years staff as an influence on habits that extend well into adulthood.
About this course
There has been a change in EYFS framework in the form of a new addition to the welfare requirements where settings are now required to promote the “good oral health of children”.
The advice of this guidance is, to be fair a little vague and very much left open to interpretation, good oral health doesn't just mean brushing teeth and regular visits to the dentist.
Early nutritional influences are incredibly important for every aspect of childhood development and it is at this time in our lives when we lay down many of our habits, actions, behaviours, even addictions which can shape our adult health.
In this course we will look at the nutritional influences that support good dental health, it isn’t just about calcium, we’ll go a little deeper.
There will be some practical advice on types of foods that should (and perhaps should not) be included for good oral health.
As with every element of early years nutrition – shaping these early habits has a big influence on a child’s lifelong relationship with food and forms part of their health journey, you can be a vital part of this journey and help to shape the health of a generation.
Adult health and habits are formed in childhood
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