Directing you to the right support

Whether you are a parent wanting practical strategies to help manage family mealtimes or a professional looking for training or delivery in your setting we have the support you need.

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Mealtimes Matter Parent Drop-In

  • Want support with the challenges of family mealtimes?

    We provide non-judgemental and friendly online drop-in sessions with an adviser to discuss any concerns you have. If we can’t help we will be able to signpost you to the right places for further information or support.

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Family Food Sense

This 4 week course supports you to take back control of your mealtimes at home. After completing the course you will:

  • spend less on eating well

  • know how to zone your kitchen space

  • created meal plans that work for your family

  • feel less stressed and enjoy family mealtimes more often

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HAF Workshops

Find out more about our sensory cooking workshops for HAF

  • Food Sensory — 5-7 years (1 hour)

  • Cook and Grow — 7-11 years (1.5 hours)

  • Flavour Creation — 11-16 years (1.5 hours)

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Parent and Professional Training

2 hour online training for parents and professionals. Suitable for parents, teachers, catering staff, children’s activity providers, family practitioners and community engagement officers. Supports understanding of what a healthy relationship with food is.

  • Signs of disordered eating

  • Creating healthy food environments

  • How to use supportive communication and language with children around mealtimes

  • Where to signpost/go for further support

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How to Feed a Dragon

Interactive sessions using sensory exploration of food to build a positive relationship with eating.

  • Hands-on, no-pressure exploration of a wide variety of foods

  • Open conversation about likes/dislikes and recognising hunger and fullness

  • FREE Cooking Kit with age-appropriate utensils to build food skills at home

  • Weekly take-home ingredient with cooking suggestions for children to prepare

  • Parent resources on navigating food refusal and nurturing healthy eating habits

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  • 'My son has been so much more hands on (touching, preparing, helping) with different foods since we started the activities in the programme. Before the programme he wouldn’t want anything to touch his hands. He absolutely loved it and enjoyed every week, especially farm week!'

  • ‘My daughter loves getting the Dragon involved at mealtimes. She eats so many more foods when she sits at the table with Dragon. She feeds Dragon first, then she eats her meal. It has made such a difference to mealtimes at home’

  • ‘Feed the Dragon programme is a fantastic programme for the kids, we really appreciate every moment of the programme and it has really helped my son to want to explore new things’

  • ‘We found it really useful, even xxxx touching new foods and being excited about bringing ingredients home! She has loved it and it has been great seeing her try new things’

  • 'I have seen a massive improvement in xxxx’s interest in food - even touching and smelling food, previously she would refuse straight away'

  • ‘Didn't get chance to say thanks on Thursday but ty for your advice and support on the dragon course, both my children really enjoyed it and I can definitely see a difference in xxxx, he's told me this week he is going off pot noodle and yesterday he came over and asked to try some of my curry, I couldn't imagine him doing that a couple of months ago’

  • ‘Thank you so much. We have found it so beneficial and enjoyed following up at home. Given me confidence to cook more. We are sad that the sessions have finished and would be interested if there are any follow up sessions. Thank you :)’