Why Childhood Nutrition Cannot Be an Afterthought
Parents naturally focus on school, activities, sleep, manners and screen time. Nutrition often gets reduced to “Did my child eat?” But the better question is: “Did my child receive the nutrition needed to support everything their growing body and developing brain are doing?” Childhood is a period of extraordinary biological activity. Children are growing physically, developing their brains, building bones and muscles, developing immune function and establishing eating habits that can persist into later life. WHO notes that adequate nutrition is one of the essential components of healthy growth and development, alongside health, security, responsive caregiving and opportunities for learning
