Food and mood: How do diet and nutrition affect mental wellbeing of children and young people? (PSHE 'Catch-up funding' offer) – online session

Course Overview

What, and how, children eat can affect their mood, behaviour, and learning. While regular eating patterns with a variety of foods help to positively improve a child’s wellbeing, over lockdown children’s eating habits may have changed due to the extenuating circumstances that COVID-19 presented us with. By having the knowledge around how food, mood and concentration are all connected, you will be able to ensure the children you work with are reaching their maximum potential whilst in education

'You will receive your zoom registration link via your emailed booking confirmation upon making your reservation. Please ensure that the email address that you book with is accurate and please register on zoom at least 2 hours in advance of the start of the session.

If you are booking a space on behalf of another member of staff, please forward on the zoom registration link once received.'

Why attend

• Allow you to provide children with a good understanding of a balanced diet, the importance of this and encouragement to do so
• To promote children’s mood and wellbeing by supporting positive relationships with food
• To meet statutory requirements for Health Education 
• To educate and support healthy eating habits throughout lockdown and after
• Pass knowledge onto those around you as well as enabling personal changes

What will it cover

• What a healthy diet for a child should look like
• How children’s eating habits and mental wellbeing have changed throughout lockdown and the impacts
• How nutrition can affect development
• Learn the basics of how food and wellbeing (mood, concentration and mental health) are connected
• Which foods help to keep us mentally healthy
• Top tips for eating a mentally healthy diet
• Some example healthy snack alternatives and practical tips 

Who should attend

Any member of the school community

Cost

Free to Liverpool schools who are entitled to the PSHE Catch-up Funding offer.

If you are a school outside Liverpool and wish to purchase the PSHE offer, please email [email protected]