Confident Feeding, From First Foods to Fussy Phases
Discover how young children really eat, what nutrition they need at this age, and how to support healthy habits—without pressure, guilt, or mealtime battles.
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Meet Your Feeding & Nutrition Expert
Is feeding your toddler starting to feel stressful and confusing?
Does this sound familiar?
Your toddler suddenly refuses foods they used to love. Some days they barely seem to eat at all. Meals feel unpredictable, messy, or tense. You worry they’re not getting what they need nutritionally. You’ve tried encouragement, negotiation, distraction—or giving in just to get something eaten. And you’re left wondering, “Am I doing this wrong? Is my child just fussy?”
It’s draining. And importantly—you are not failing, and your child is not the problem.
Toddlers and preschoolers eat very differently from adults. Their appetite naturally rises and falls, their brains are wired to seek control, and their relationship with food is shaped by rapid development—not stubbornness or poor parenting. Many of the worries parents experience come from unrealistic expectations, outdated advice, or pressure-filled feeding strategies that unintentionally make eating harder.
This course helps you understand what’s really going on.
So you can stop second-guessing, reduce mealtime stress, and feel confident about what to offer, how to offer it, and why your child eats the way they do at this age.
This course will help you feel calm and confident about feeding.
Learn how toddlers really eat, what nutrition they need at this age, and how to reduce pressure at mealtimes—without striving for perfection.
Lucy Upton
The Children's Dietition
Meet your baby and toddler nutrition expert, Lucy Upton.
Lucy Upton is a leading UK children’s dietitian and feeding therapist, and the founder of The Children’s Dietitian. With 15+ years of experience, she helps families navigate weaning, picky eating, and early-years nutrition with calm, evidence-based clarity. She’s also the author of The Ultimate Guide to Children’s Nutrition, widely trusted for turning clinical guidance into simple steps parents can use immediately.
In her Parentwell course, she teaches toddler feeding and nutrition with a focus on confident routines, less stress at mealtimes, and long-term healthy habits.
Course Details
31 bite-sized lessons
1 hour 53 minutes
Watch on TV, phone, tablet or latpop
Additional Materials
Companion Guide
Lesson Summaries
Iron Factsheet (PDF)
Gut Health Factsheet (PDF)
COMPANION GUIDE
Personalised for your child with the Companion Guide
Step-by-step prompts help you find the correct parenting strategies for your unique child!
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Course Lessons
