Paediatric Nutrition

Toddlers, Children and Teenagers

Toddlers, children and teenagers need to receive adequate nutrition too and are susceptible to health conditions just like adults. Areas where a Dietitian can help you optimise your child’s health or nutrition intake include:

• Fussy eating – tips and strategies to ensure optimal health and improve eating behaviours
• Dietary investigation for suspected allergies or intolerances
• Ensuring optimal nutrition intake for children with diagnosed allergies or intolerances to prevent nutrient deficiencies e.g. lactose intolerance, coeliac disease, food chemical intolerances
• Chronic Constipation and/or diarrhoea and gut symptoms.
• Deficiencies such as iron deficiency
• Failure to thrive in toddlers and children (please note, Adelle does not see babies <12months old for failure to thrive, this is best seen by hospital or community health dietitian)
• Healthy eating for active or sporty kids and teenagers
• Healthy eating and weight management for children and teenagers in larger bodies
• Disordered eating behaviours

Children should be accompanied by at least one parent during dietary consultations and individual dietary consultations for child/teenager alone and/or parent alone may also be suggested.

Adelle Purbrick has a Professional Certificate in Medical Nutrition Therapy in Food Allergy and Intolerance (ASCIA and DAA), training in the Low FODMAP diet, RPAH Food Chemical Elimination Diet, SIBO, Coeliac Disease, IBD and more.