Questions & Quick Help for Parents & Carers
Parenting isn’t always easy – especially when it comes to food.
The following links may be helpful for further information and support in making healthy lifestyle changes.
- Healthy Eating for Children leaflet from the British Dietetic Association
- NHS Better Health Healthier Families for recipes, food facts, activities, healthy growth and weight and much more!
- NHS Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator to calculate BMI in adults or in children and teenagers plus further information and support
- First Steps Nutrition Trust for information on eating well in pregnancy, for infants and mums and in early years
- Parent Club for recipes and tips and advice on a range of topics including online safety, activities and play, behaviours, sleep, eating well and money and work
- British Dietetic Association Food Facts for information on a range of health and nutrition topics
- Child Smile for advice on improving oral health in children
- British Dietetic Association Talking to Your Child about Weight booklet
- The EatWell Guide Game can be a fun way to learn more about the EatWell Guide
- NHS Inform Sleeping Tips for information on improving sleep
- NHS Inform Body Image for information on body image
- GOSH_Sleep_Hygiene_in_children.pdf
- Children – The Sleep Charity
- Screen Time – NHSGGC
- Screen time
- How to help your teen reduce their screen time – BBC Bitesize
Some free resources
- Children’s Healthy Living First Line Advice (PDF)
- Everyday Eating for Child Health and Wellbeing (PDF)
- Everyday Eating for Child Health and Wellbeing – Polish Version (PDF)
- Everyday Eating for Less (PDF)
- Everyday Eating for Less – Polish Version (PDF)
- Talking to your child about weight – a guide for parents and caregivers of children aged 4-11 years (PDF)
- The Highland Food Guide – (PDF)
- The Highland Food Guide – Polish Version – (PDF)
Some recipes for you to try
- All recipes – BDA
- Recipes – Healthier Families – NHS
- Recipes | Parent Club
- Microsoft Word – Recipe File.docx
Free eLearning opportunities
- How We Eat – Care & Learning Alliance
- Healthy Body Image and Body Confidence – Care & Learning Alliance
- Child Healthy Weight – Care & Learning Alliance
- Challenging Weight Stigma – Learning Hub – Public Health Scotland
- Eatwell Guide by Food Standards Scotland – Eat Well Guide
Resources for Professionals
- Setting the Table
- Course: Challenging weight stigma learning hub | PHS Learning
- Health behaviour change : MAP of health behaviour change workshop | Turas | Learn
- Talking to your child about weight | Parent Club
School Nurse Support (North Highland)
