Sensory Eaters
An online programme to support parents of children with sensory needs to overcome fussy eating
‘Empowering and Equipping parents and caregivers with the knowledge and skills to understand their child’s eating and feeding habits and support positive changes in relation to food acceptance, the mealtime environment and foster more positive relationships with food!’
Dr Kirsty Porter a Children’s Dietitian and Grace Magennis a Children’s Occupational Therapist have combined their clinical and personal experience and expertise to develop this clear pathway and comprehensive programme of support for parents/ guardians of children with sensory eating challenges.
We have broken down the evidence based research and effective techniques to offer you a practical, self paced, fun and enjoyable programme to equip you with the knowledge and skills to help your child overcome their eating and feeding challenges. You will gain instant access so you can tackle these struggles head on without having to wait on support. This programme is unique in that we have taken a multidisciplinary approach and joined forces to share our knowledge from both the Occupational Therapy and Dietetics perspective.
At your wits end with your kids eating? Can’t get your kids to try new foods? Stressed at mealtimes? Can’t eat out? Feel like it’s a battle zone to feed your kids? Dread feeding your kids on a daily basis? Then keep reading to find out how we can help!
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​Children aged 3–10
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Eating a very limited range or only specific brands of food
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Fussy or picky eating that causes stress at mealtimes
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Avoidance of eating with others or outside the home
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Gagging, vomiting, or distress in response to certain smells, tastes, or textures
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Concerns about nutrition, growth, or overall wellbeing
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We take a neuroaffirming approach, making this course especially supportive for neurodivergent children (including those with autism, ADHD, or sensory processing differences) who may find eating and mealtimes particularly difficult.
Parents/guardians of children who have sensory eating challenges.
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Self paced online guided programme
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5 comprehensive webinars to help you understand- why your child is struggling with eating/feeding, what sensory difficulties your child may be experiencing, food acceptance strategies, how to introduce new foods at home in a fun and playful way, creating a positive mealtime environment, eating outside the home
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A clear pathway to help you formulate a personalised action plan for your child and family
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5 E-books to support the webinars as well as detailed PDFS with activities to work through at home and lots of actionable tips and advice. Includes things like Sensory Friendly Recipes, How to create a sensory circuit at home, creating a sensory toolkit for mealtimes, Food charts and much more.
​We want you to feel heard, seen, and supported. With both personal and clinical experience of fussy eating and sensory-based feeding challenges, we're here to empower and educate you. Our aim is to help you understand the why behind your child’s eating behaviours — especially how their sensory system may be playing a role — and to equip you with practical, actionable strategies you can use at home. Through this course, we’ll help you reduce mealtime stress, increase the variety of foods your child eats, and build positive, lasting relationships with food. Most importantly, you’ll gain the support of a like-minded community who truly understand your journey.
This Programme is not suitable for:
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Our Programme is play based so is suited best to children between the ages of 3 and 10
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If you're looking for a quick and simple solution, this is not for you. The journey of helping your child overcome sensory eating challenges takes time, patience and persistence. We focus on meeting your child where he/she is and working at their pace. Consistency is key.
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If your child has a complex eating disorder such as anorexia, bulimia or body dysmorphia or you suspect AFRID. These children need very specific assessment and support.
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