“Yuck…” - Unpacking mealtimes
Little Experimenteers presents: “Yuck…” - Unpacking mealtimes
Location: MotHs Hub: 6 Hayes Place, Belgrave
Date: Sunday May 3rd
Time: 10am - 12:00pm
Price: $50
Yuck…- Unpacking mealtimes is an educational parent workshop for parents of children with developmental delays or disabilities (including: Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Cerebral palsy, Fragile X, and others), or any parent who would like to make mealtimes and food exploration more easeful for their family.
Facilitated by: Alicia Dos Santos - Occupational Therapist, Group Facilitator, and Key Worker. Learn more about Alicia here.
During the event we'll cover:
Where to start Strengths-based practice
Common problems: Building connection and ease into mealtimes - for everyone
Mealtime Goals & Questions: Things to consider: The child, the task, the environment.
Practical Strategies & ideas: Problem-solving common problems together Common challenges include:
Knowing where to start: Fussy eating and food refusals
Mealtime stress and challenging behaviour - crying, screaming spitting, throwing food, running away. Difficulty eating, chewing, swallowing and using cutlery
Eating too little or too much: Underlying skills - cognitive, fine motor, gross motor, communication, & sensory
and any other challenges you're experiencing and would like to ask about. :)
Website: http://www.littleexperimenteers.com/
* A quick clarification. This event is not a Mums of the Hills event. It’s a paid advertisement from a local business, and that support helps keep MOTHs running.
We’re proud to help share local opportunities with our community, we just want to clarify that MOTHs isn’t involved in organising this event and doesn’t receive any proceeds from it