Children’s Nutrition Course – Certificate of Infant, Childhood & Adolescent Nutrition

The Certificate of Infant, Childhood & Adolescent Nutrition course is a flexible paediatric nutrition course that covers nutrition from birth to adolescence, including pregnancy. Developed by nutrition expert and mother of three, Kristen Beck, this childhood nutrition course combines the latest research with practical strategies to provide a common-sense approach to establishing healthy eating patterns from infancy, throughout childhood and adolescence.

Course Fee: $425 (AUD) includes all course materials (printed and complete online nutrition course materials), plus ongoing learning support from highly qualified nutrition professionals.

Course Duration: 50 hours self-paced over 6 months. You can complete your courses as quickly as you like or extend your studies at no extra cost (conditions apply).

Course Accreditation: The Certificate of Infant, Childhood & Adolescent Nutrition course is approved for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) points from the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS).

Course Delivery: Flexible, on-demand online and distance nutrition course.

• No need to attend lectures or exams
• Comprehensive course text to guide you through your studies – both print and online options all included in course fee
• Learning activities booklets
• Online learning via the Beck Health & Nutrition classroom.

Learning Support: Highly-qualified Australian nutrition professionals to support your learning via email and online classroom.

Course Text: Beck, K (2023), Infant, Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition; Establishing Healthy Eating Patterns (17th edition) (included in course pack).

Exam / Assessment: One open-book, self-paced assessment that you complete at your own pace. Combination of multiple choice, short answer and case-study questions.

Course Tutor: Kristen Beck (M.Hum.Nut., B.H.Sc) Nutritionist and mum of three. Read more about Kristen’s nutrition qualifications and professional experience here

Course Contents – Childhood Nutrition Course

• Module 1: The importance of a healthy diet in early childhood
• Module 2: Nutritional requirements during infancy
• Module 3: First foods and weaning
• Module 4: Foundations of a healthy diet
• Module 5: Establishing healthy eating patterns
• Module 6: Common nutritional issues for children
• Module 7: Health and nutritional concerns during adolescence
• Module 8: Prevention and management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

The Paediatric Nutrition Course covers a range of topics, including the development of taste preferences, breastfeeding and infant formulas, reading and understanding nutritional labels, the nutritional breakdown of foods, nutrition and behavior, food allergies, food intake (including how much is enough or too much), foods unsuitable for infants, revised recommendations for the introduction of solid foods, prevention and management of overweight and obesity, picky eating, vegetarian diets, encouraging children to eat fruits and vegetables, healthy ideas for birthday parties, and nutritional considerations for elite sports training.

The course also includes specific topics related to adolescent health, such as growth and development during puberty, teenage eating patterns, dieting, eating disorders, and substance use (including alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs).

Upon successful completion of the Certificate of Childhood Nutrition you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a practical understanding of nutritionl principles to ensure dietary quality during early childhood
• Apply nutritional principles to common dietary health issues relating to infants, children and teenagers
• Assess dietary intakes and make practical recommendations for improvements

Certificate of Infant, Childhood & Adolescent Nutrition course – what our students say:

“I learnt an amazing amount – to better my profession and own family’s health and nutrition.  Super course.  5 stars” Diane Murray, VIC

“The course was superb.  I can now converse intelligently with paediatricians and nutritionists and, of course, provide better treatment for my patients.” Dr Barry Panzer, Brooklyn, New York

“Thank you for the time, study material and information that you provide to assist me in learning more about the importance of nutrition in our lives” Tracey Tomes-Wade, NSW.

“Our family is now enjoying food in a whole new light and I can maintain my children’s diets knowing I am providing them with all their recommended daily intakes and have peace of mind” Rebecca Whatman, QLD.

“This course is fabulous.  It allowed me to study at my own pace and achieve my goals”. Karen Pollard, NSW

“Easy to understand. Great material.  Very quick responses.  My toddler thanks you for looking after her health now and in the future!” Lisa McLaughlin, Five Dock, NSW.

“As a foster parent I have learnt so much from this course.  As a parent I will pass this information on to my adult children. Loved it!” Elizabeth, Randwick NSW.

“I am an Early Parenting Worker and need an up to date, practical and need up to date, practical and accurate information that I can offer to new parents that I work with.  This course was definitely relevant for this purpose.  I found it practical and easy to understand”.  Donna Anderson, VIC

“Very organised, easy-to-understand information that was still well researched” Kirsten, Neutral Bay NSW

“As a child I was a picky eater and now I as a child care worker in my 20s I am only just learning how to eat properly. This course has helped me immensely both for my own diet and to better care for the children I work with” Lauren, Kings Park, NSW

“Thank you for this great opportunity” Leela, Pymble NSW

“The course was a great experience. I would recommend this course to anybody who works regularly with young children” Nabiha, Pascoe Vale VIC

“I really liked the ease that I could complete the course in – as a mother of two very small children this really helped” Vanessa, Mona Vale NSW

“I really enjoyed the course and leaned a lot…..It will be very useful”.  Megan, Mt Waverley VIC

“Fantastic! Very east to understand and follow.  Excellent and up to date information.  Enjoyable assessment that allowed for realistic application of knowledge gained”  Kate Morris, QLD

“The information was easy to understand and also very well presented.  I will be using it (the text) as a reference in the future”.   Simone, Lugarno NSW

“I liked how all the information tied up with the home studies and the exam.  Also it was good to see the test written in an easy to follow fashion. You need this when you are studying on your own”. Rachael, Grace Town TAS

“The course content was appropriate for the time given so I didn’t feel pressured to study all the time – I have a young baby”.   Kate, Lane Cove NSW

The Certificate of Infant, Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition course combines a unique blend of scientific research and practical strategies to give health and education professionals, parents and carers confidence in guiding and encouraging healthy eating patterns throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence.  This nutrition course may also be used as recognition of prior learning (RPL) for further study in childcare (please check your childcare course education provider).