Course in Pediatric Nutrition: Growth from 0 to 12 years

Master pediatric nutrition with a practical, evidence based course: learn to introduce solids, prevent allergies, and design nutritious menus to prevent obesity and promote healthy growth, turning mealtime into calm and well being for the whole family.

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Course in Pediatric Nutrition: Growth from 0 to 12 years

Do you feel overwhelmed by opinions about what your baby should eat? Are you torn between traditional purees or the BLW method? The child nutrition is the most important investment in their development. This course is your step by step, evidence based guide to end confusion and raise healthy, strong children.

We cover essential foundations, from breastfeeding to bottles. We guide you at the key moment: complementary feeding labeled 'AC'. We will show how to introduce first solid foods safely, either with purees or BLW, allowing you to choose the method that best fits your family and daily routine.

We address major challenges: you will receive a clear protocol for introducing allergens and strategies to manage intolerances. Also, you will get practical tools to handle selective eaters and avoid those exhausting mealtime battles, transforming dinners into a much more pleasant and calm family experience.

The ultimate goal is to create healthy eating habits for life. You will learn how to design balanced menus, ensuring key nutrients such as iron, calcium and protein. This training is the ideal tool to prevent childhood obesity and ensure overall well being, guaranteeing that your child grows with the best possible health and vitality You will gain confidence, reduce anxiety, and feel empowered as a parent.

Course Details

  • 💻 Video hours 9
  • 🕒 Study hours 72
  • 🎬 Videos 64
  • 📝 Test 56
  • 📈 Level to Expert Level
  • Language English and MultiLanguage
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What will you learn in this course?

  • 👶 To start complementary feeding (CF) with confidence, knowing when and how to introduce solids (purees or BLW).
  • 🥜 The exact protocol for the safe introduction of food allergens in infants and how to manage common intolerances.
  • 🥦 How to create healthy eating habits from day one and successfully manage picky eaters (selective eaters).
  • 🍽️ How to design menus for children and babies that are balanced, nutritious, and cover all their needs (iron, calcium, vitamins).
  • 🤱 The fundamentals of breastfeeding and formula feeding to ensure the best possible start.
  • ⚖️ The keys to school and preschool nutrition to prevent childhood obesity and strengthen their immune system.

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The course syllabus includes:

👨🏻‍🏫 11 Topics
TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION
15 Lessons02:10:56
Plan diets for infants and children, promote breastfeeding and healthy habits, prevent anemia and overweight, and apply knowledge of macro and micronutrients, hydration and food safety.

1.1. Introduction to child nutrition: key fundamentals

Plan healthy, balanced diets for infants and children, promote breastfeeding, establish proper eating habits, and prevent anemia, overweight and growth disorders.

06:22

1.2. Food and nutrition

Learn the difference between diet and nutrition, what foods and nutrients are, macro and micronutrients, and key tips for healthy eating in childhood.

06:39

1.3. Macronutrients (I)

Discover how macronutrients carbohydrates, proteins, and fats provide energy, how many calories they give per gram, and why complex carbohydrates and fiber are healthier.

08:34

1.4. Macronutrients (Ii)

Discover what proteins are, their essential functions, which foods provide the highest quality sources, and when needs increase in children, mothers and athletes.

07:44

1.5. Macronutrients (Iii)

Identify types of lipids, their functions, food sources and health effects, learn to distinguish healthy fats from saturated and trans fats, and basic dietary recommendations.

10:03

1.6. Vitamins (I)

You will identify the main vitamins, their functions, food sources, and how to prevent deficiencies and excesses in childhood.

08:26

1.7. Vitamins (Ii)

Identify functions, sources, and effects of deficiency or excess of vitamins E, K, B1 and B2 to set dietary and food preservation guidelines.

09:24

1.8. Vitamins (Iii)

Discover functions, food sources and consequences of deficiency of B complex vitamins and vitamin C on metabolism, the nervous system and overall health.

10:50

1.9. Minerals (I)

Discover the functions, sources, and effects of excess or deficiency of key macrominerals: calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, and sulfur.

12:32

1.10. Minerals (Ii)

Learn about essential trace minerals like iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, manganese, copper and chromium: their functions, dietary sources and effects of deficiencies.

08:27

1.11. Water as a nutrient

How to maintain proper hydration: functions of water in the body, losses and sources, how much to drink based on circumstances, and practical tips to prevent dehydration.

08:21

1.12. Other food components of children's nutrition

Discover bioactive components and additives in foods, their beneficial effects or health risks, contamination sources, and practical examples.

08:50

1.13. Food of animal origin

Discover the nutritional characteristics and consumption recommendations for animal-derived foods: milk and dairy products, eggs, fish, and meat.

08:04

1.14. Foods of plant origin (I)

Discover the nutritional characteristics of cereals, legumes, fruits, and vegetables and how to combine them to improve protein quality, vitamins, minerals and prevent deficiencies.

06:35

1.15. Foods of plant origin (Ii)

You will identify the nutritional properties and risks of nuts, oils and fats, sugar, honey and beverages to choose healthy, safe options based on age and culinary use.

10:05

TOPIC 2: NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR COPING WITH PREGNANCY
7 Lessons01:02:40
Plan and implement safe nutrition and supplementation before and during pregnancy, monitor weight, avoid risks, and ensure key nutrients for fetal and brain development.

2.1. Pre-pregnancy nutrition

How to prepare for a healthy pregnancy: preconception planning, key nutrition and supplements, avoid alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, manage weight and vaccinations, and medical checkups with your partner.

09:28

2.2. Nutrition during pregnancy

You will identify first trimester nutritional changes, risks of deficiencies and digestive disorders, and practical guidance to prevent anemia, gestational diabetes, nausea, reflux, constipation, and manage weight.

10:29

2.3. Macronutrient requirements in pregnancy

Practical pregnancy nutrition planning: calories per trimester, carbohydrate, fat, and protein ratios, DHA sources, recommended fiber and water intake for a healthy pregnancy and weight management

09:10

2.4. Micronutrient requirements in pregnancy (I)

Learn which vitamins and minerals are essential in pregnancy, their roles and deficiency risks, food sources, recommended doses, and when to consider supplements

08:52

2.5. Micronutrient requirements in pregnancy (Ii)

Identify needs, deficiency risks, sources, and recommendations for choline, iron, calcium, iodine, zinc and selenium during pregnancy.

08:30

2.6. Nutrition and brain development

Which nutrients and dietary practices during pregnancy support fetal brain growth and function and which deficiencies can cause learning, memory, and behavior problems?

07:04

2.7. Precautions and recommendations

Practical guide on which supplements to take, what foods to avoid, and how to plan a balanced, safe diet during pregnancy, with tips to prevent deficiencies and lower risks.

09:07

TOPIC 3: NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR COPING WITH BREASTFEEDING
3 Lessons00:23:23
Design a balanced diet for breastfeeding that protects maternal health and optimizes milk quality with essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients

3.1. Postpartum maternal feeding

How to plan a balanced diet during breastfeeding to protect maternal health and improve breast milk quality

06:52

3.2. Feeding for breastfeeding (I)

Learn how breast milk varies in amount and composition, which macronutrients, micronutrients and bioactive factors it supplies, and why they are vital for a baby's growth and immunity.

06:38

3.3. Feeding for breastfeeding (Ii)

Discover which vitamins and minerals a breastfeeding mother needs, the recommended amounts, and how they affect her health and the quality of her milk for the baby's development.

09:53

TOPIC 4: INFANT FEEDING FROM 0 TO 6 MONTHS OF AGE
6 Lessons00:47:45
Master exclusive breastfeeding: when and how to do it, milk composition and benefits, latch management and common problems, supplementation and transition to safe formulas and how to prepare them.

4.1. Exclusive breastfeeding

How and why to breastfeed exclusively until 6 months, benefits for the baby, feeding frequency, colostrum, and practical care after birth.

07:26

4.2. Components of breast milk (I)

How breast milk changes after birth and during the day, its fats, carbohydrates and proteins, and why they are key for the infant's nutrition and protection.

07:02

4.3. Components of breast milk (Ii)

You will identify the micronutrients, bioactive components, and microbiota of breast milk, their functions, supplementation needs, and impact on immunity, development, and the prevention of allergies and childhood obesity.

08:44

4.4. First days of breastfeeding

Position the baby for a proper latch, prevent pain and cracked nipples, improve milk supply, and address common breastfeeding issues like engorgement, mastitis, excessive sleepiness and colic.

08:47

4.5. Prolongation of breastfeeding.

Learn when and for how long to give exclusive breastfeeding, contraindications, how to breastfeed after returning to work, relactation, common myths and practical care to maintain safe, prolonged breastfeeding

07:37

4.6. Artificial lactation

How to choose, prepare and offer safe infant formulas: types by age and needs, preparation steps, amounts and feeding frequency, and recommendations to avoid risks.

08:09

TOPIC 5: FEEDING THE CHILD FROM 6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR OF AGE
4 Lessons00:32:33
Master when and how to introduce complementary foods from 6 months: signs of readiness, safe options and textures, preventing allergies and choking, and applying BLW, BLISS or purees alongside breastfeeding

5.1. Complementary feeding

How to introduce complementary foods from 6 months: when to start, signs the baby is ready, what to offer and how to combine it with breastfeeding for healthy growth.

07:38 🔒

5.2. Order of food introduction

How to introduce complementary foods safely: when to start, which foods to offer first and which to avoid to prevent allergies, choking and food poisoning.

08:39 🔒

5.3. Feeding methods (I)

How to introduce complementary foods using spoon-fed purees: what to offer, when and how much, how to make safe textures and prevent allergies and infections in babies under one year.

07:30 🔒

5.4. Feeding methods (Ii)

Learn how to apply BLW and its BLISS variant: what to offer, how to prevent choking, benefits, risks, and how to combine it with purees for a safe introduction to complementary feeding.

08:46 🔒

TOPIC 6: FEEDING THE CHILD BETWEEN 1 AND 3 YEARS OF AGE
6 Lessons00:43:23
Manages feeding and oral health for infants and children, from breastfeeding and the start of complementary feeding through school age: textures, meal plans, growth percentiles, prevention and management of tooth decay.

6.1. Feeding the child between 1 and 3 years of age

How to adapt feeding for children ages 1 to 3: textures and utensils, meal distribution and calories, balanced menus, preparation techniques and tips to promote healthy habits

08:16 🔒

6.2. Dietary recommendations

How to promote healthy eating habits in children: breastfeeding, starting complementary feeding, managing food refusal, encouraging self-feeding, limiting added sugars and screen time.

09:02 🔒

6.3. Development of eating habits

You will identify stages and factors affecting child growth and learn to use percentiles to assess whether height and growth rate are normal

06:19 🔒

6.4. The growth process

Protect a child's mouth: clean from tooth eruption, use appropriate fluoridated toothpaste, brush and supervise, and correct habits and diet to prevent cavities.

07:46 🔒

6.5. Care of the teeth

How to prevent, identify and treat cavities, fluorosis and periodontitis in children and how to encourage dental hygiene habits from early childhood

07:19 🔒

6.6. Tooth diseases due to lack of hygiene

Learn how preschool and school growth affect feeding and get strategies to build healthy eating habits, promote play and physical activity, and prevent harmful eating behaviors.

04:41 🔒

TOPIC 7: FEEDING THE CHILD BETWEEN 3 AND 12 YEARS OF AGE
4 Lessons00:33:59
Calculate and balance energy, macronutrients and micronutrients in children and adolescents, design healthy meals and physical activity, coordinate with centers and boost brain development and learning.

7.1. Feeding of children between 3 and 12 years of age

How to calculate and balance energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat and micronutrient needs in children ages 3 to 12 and apply practical recommendations for healthy meals and physical activity.

07:42 🔒

7.2. Nutritional requirements

How to use the school cafeteria to promote healthy eating and hygiene habits, organize breakfast and family meals, and coordinate with the school on the child's nutritional and emotional planning.

08:42 🔒

7.3. The school canteen

How nutrition from before pregnancy through infancy supports brain development and which foods and nutrients are key to improving attention, memory and learning.

07:49 🔒

7.4. Child nutrition and brain development

Learn how the body and nutritional needs change during adolescence, which physical activities are recommended, and how to avoid eating habits that impair growth.

09:46 🔒

TOPIC 8: NUTRITION IN ADOLESCENCE
6 Lessons00:50:01
Design adolescent diets balanced for energy and macros, choose healthy fats and carbs, ensure adequate vitamins and minerals, prevent risks and eating disorders, and use strategies to promote healthy weight gain

8.1. High nutritional risk stage

How to plan a diet for adolescents that provides adequate energy and macronutrients, supports growth, and promotes healthier fats and carbohydrates.

07:13 🔒

8.2. Macronutrient requirements

Learn which vitamins and foods are essential during adolescence and how they support growth, energy, the nervous system, and immunity.

06:39 🔒

8.3. Vitamin requirements

Discover the roles of calcium, iron and zinc during adolescence, the risks of deficiency or excess, and which foods ensure adequate intake.

10:15 🔒

8.4. Mineral requirements

You will learn how nutrition and risks like alcohol, tobacco, drugs, pregnancy, intense exercise, and steroids affect growth, breastfeeding, and adolescent health, and how to prevent nutritional deficiencies.

07:49 🔒

8.5. Feeding in risk situations

Signs, causes, and types of eating disorders, plus family guidance and treatment goals to identify and address anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders.

07:31 🔒

8.6. Eating disorders in children

Identify causes of underweight in children, learn when to see the pediatrician, and use schedules, nutritious meals and appetite stimulation techniques to achieve healthy weight gain.

10:34 🔒

TOPIC 9: FEEDING OF CHILDREN WITH NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS
5 Lessons00:47:37
You will identify childhood obesity, allergies and intolerances, distinguish foodborne poisoning, apply prevention and response measures, and plan age-appropriate balanced menus without restrictive diets.

9.1. Feeding of underweight children

You will identify symptoms, causes and risks of childhood obesity and receive practical guidance on nutrition, physical activity and family habits to prevent it and act early.

08:40 🔒

9.2. Preventing childhood obesity

You will identify toxic and non toxic food reactions, learn their causes and examples such as salmonella, anisakis and mycotoxins, and apply practical measures to prevent foodborne illness.

09:37 🔒

9.3. Adverse reactions to foods

You will identify what a food allergy is, how it differs from food intolerance, common allergens by age, exposure routes and reaction symptoms, and prevention steps and actions to take for anaphylaxis.

10:39 🔒

9.4. Food allergies

You will recognize food intolerances, their types, symptoms and basic treatments, and how to distinguish them from allergies and celiac disease.

10:10 🔒

9.5. Food intolerances

Plan balanced weekly menus for overweight children, meeting their calorie needs by age and ensuring adequate nutrients without restrictive diets.

08:31 🔒

TOPIC 10: DIETS
8 Lessons00:53:59
Design balanced weekly menus for children with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, lactose and fructose intolerances, diabetes or underweight, plus advice on constipation and blood sugar control

10.1. Diets for overweight children between 4 and 8 years of age

Identify which foods contain gluten, recognize celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, and learn a gluten-free weekly menu for children.

06:54 🔒

10.2. Diets for overweight children between 9 and 13 years of age

You will design a weekly menu and learn about foods rich in fiber and sorbitol, plus hydration tips to relieve constipation in children.

07:31 🔒

10.3. Diets for children with celiac disease

How to plan a balanced weekly menu for children with lactose intolerance, including milk substitutes, acceptable cheese choices and easy recipes for each day.

06:18 🔒

10.4. Diets for children with constipation

How to plan a healthy weekly menu for underweight children by increasing nutritious calories, portions and dairy, adding fruits and vegetables, and avoiding low nutrient foods

06:08 🔒

10.5. Diets for lactose-intolerant children

Identify the two types of fructose intolerance in children and learn how to design a safe, balanced weekly menu with fructose-free alternatives

06:20 🔒

10.6. Diets for underweight children

Distinguish diabetes from insulin resistance and design a weekly children's menu to control blood glucose with meal examples and practical tips

06:32 🔒

10.7. Diets for fructose-intolerant children

Plan a safe, balanced weekly menu for children with fructose intolerance or malabsorption: foods to avoid, nutritious alternatives and practical tips.

06:58 🔒

10.8. Diets for diabetic children

You will learn the differences between diabetes and insulin resistance and receive a practical weekly menu to plan meals for children with diabetes and manage their blood sugar levels

07:18 🔒

TOPIC 11: DOCUMENTATION TO DOWNLOAD
1 Lessons00:00:00

📥 11.1. Download agenda in pdf

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Information about the Beginning Early Childhood Education course

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What will I learn in a child nutrition course?

A pediatric nutrition course can improve your professional skills by giving you the knowledge needed to advise parents and caregivers on child nutrition.

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