Does your child need a special diet? Is a fussy eater? Or generally stuck for ideas

[Pugwash]

I read so many questions about food ideas for children who have various intolerances/allergies or just plain fussy that I wonder whether it would be helpful to have a workshop put on where parents/carers could get professional advice.

The East Dulwich Community Centre's Development Project works with many Health and Social Care professionals and we are considering putting on a 2/3 hour workshop in the New Year to look at children's diets with focus on special diets and general fussy/picky eaters. We have a state registered paediatric dietician who is also a state registered nutritionist with many years experience, and she is prepared to run the workshop.

It would be held in the morning at the Community Centre and would be free of charge. Before we organise a date and time etc - need to get some feedback from you.

Would this workshop be helpful to you?

Would you prefer it to be held during term time or half term holiday?.

Would be held in the morning i.e 10 - 1 pm approx - is this a good time?

Any other questions you may have.

Please reply on this thread or pm me.

[condao]

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[Pugwash]

feedback please

[Strawbs]

My son is dairy, soya and mago free (allergic), I now sadly work full time though so it would have to be a weekend.. Is this something that would happen during a weekday do you think? thanks

[shaunag]

My daughter is dairy and soya free (including traces thereof). She has a gut allergy as opposed to anaphylactic reaction (so more akin to coeliac). Would be interested but like the other poster I work ft and expect the talk would be midweek? Meal ideas would be good, as I tend to Churn out the same old reliable favourites and it would be good to get some inspiration on what might be likely to work. Thanks for suggesting this!

[Pugwash]

The workshop will be during the week - possible Mon/Tuesday morning - in the New Year. Weekends at the Community Centre ar very booked up with dance classes and a Saturday School. with Sunday being home to 3/4 churches and a evening group.

Kate our dietician is happy to do the workshop if enough people interested - she has many years experience with children and has worked in Guys Hospital. She was instrumental in setting up a project in Goose Green School some years ago - teaching children about food and food production and general healthy eating. The teaching material was adopted by Southwark Education to use in their primary schools.

I will try and keep this post up to date so to attract more hits. Please pm me for more details or information.

[Pugwash]

Thank you for all your pm's - there does seem some interest in such a workshop. It is more when it is held rather than the contents that people want to know. Will post again after Christmas