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Growing Feeding Confidence for Under 5’s

Growing Feeding Confidence for Under 5’s 

is an early childhood positive food exposure program proven to increase children’s interest and willingness to try new foods through positive food experiences. Developed by Nutrition Australia, NLM supports the development of healthy eating habits of young childrenf, with a particular emphasis on vegetables and food variety.

This facilitator training course provides training and qualification recognising community health promotion officers to deliver the highly effective NLM program within their local community. Upon completion of this course, you will have the knowledge and resources to facilitate the NLM program, supporting the development of healthy eating habits of young children in your community.

This course has been funded by IMB Bank Community Foundation under the Community Project Grants program.

 

 

Result & Certificates

Upon completion, participants will receive a facilitator manual and digital toolkit to support the delivery of the 4-week GFC program in their regional area. Participants will also receive a certificate of completion, as documentation to contribute towards continuing professional education and development.

 

 

 

The program focuses on:

  • What to offer: providing children with nutritious, developmentally appropriate and culturally diverse food experiences.
  • When to offer: understanding responsive feeding routines, meal and snack structures, developmental readiness and opportunities for repeated exposure.
  • How to offer: using positive, child-centred approaches that encourage exploration without pressure, bribery or restriction.

Through practical resources, interactive activities, family engagement tools and culturally inclusive strategies, Growing Food Confidence supports families and educators to respect children’s individual experiences, preferences and cultural food practices while creating environments that encourage food exploration.

The program aims to:

  • Build adult confidence and capability in feeding children aged 0–5 years.
  • Improve children’s relationships with food through positive, repeated and low-pressure food exposures.
  • Reduce food neophobia by supporting children to gradually explore unfamiliar foods.
  • Promote positive eating behaviours through responsive, child-led feeding practices.
  • Ensure nutrition education is accessible, culturally relevant and adaptable for diverse Australian families and early childhood settings

 

FAQ

The NLM Facilitator training was designed for Health Promotion Officers in the NSW southern health district, to upskill them to facilitate the NLM program in their local communities.

This course is intended to upskill HPOs who are supporting families of young children in their local communities, and promote the development of healthy eating behaviours in young children.

This program is designed to provide evidence-based information, strategies, and skills to empower HPOs to engage with families early,  creating meaningful behaviour changes that promote long-term health outcomes.

The NLM Facilitator training consist of two components. The first component consists of  self-paced modules accessed through our multi-media online learning platform, and takes up to 90 minutes to complete.

The second component of the course is the interactive workshop, delivered live online. Access to the online workshop is provided through the online learning platform.