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. 2024 Apr 20;27(2):e14051. doi: 10.1111/hex.14051

Table 3.

Overview of ‘Eat, Learn, Grow’ digital microlearning course—objectives, content, strategies.

Module title Module objective Content Strategies
Welcome Welcome to the programme, set the context and familiarise with digital mode and programme structure.
  • Context of responsive feeding (RF)
  • Introduce the team (video) and programme

Knowledge provision:

Clear, nonjudgemental, factual curriculum designed with microlearning principles.

Shared learning:

Digital note boards (padlets)

Knowledge testing:

Quizzes

Polls

Short form questions

Reflection:

Reflect on past and current feeding practices

Reinforcement:

Cross‐reference to components of the intervention to reinforce messaging

Use of consistent terms and language

Recap of key messaging

Behaviour modelling

Video demonstration of feeding practice

Peer modelling:

Short stories and quotes from parents to support content messaging—behaviour‐focused.

Call to action

Calls to implement key messaging into practice

What is responsive feeding? To recognize RF and the key principles of this approach.
  • Babies are born with the capacity to self‐regulate food intake
  • Definition of responsive feeding
  • Why use an RF approach
  • Common hunger and fullness cues
Responsive feeding: What does it look like? To apply responsive feeding practices and strategies in mealtime settings and feeding situations with their child.
  • Metaphor of RF is a conversation (back and forth)
  • Feeding structure to support RF
  • Video of hunger and fullness cues and parent responses
Feeding roles: Parent provides, child decides Identify the role of the parent and the child based on Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility in Feeding and how to apply this in feeding situations.
  • Definition of feeding roles (parent and child) under the division of responsibility
  • Eating is a learning process
Learning to eat takes time Understand that eating is a learning process and apply evidence‐based practices to support food acceptance with their child.
  • Food refusal is normal
  • Strategies to support food acceptance, e.g., offering food multiple times without pressure
  • Food wastage can be of concern
Mealtimes are about more than food To identify what a family meal is, the benefits of regular family meals, and apply strategies to do them more often.
  • Family meals don't have to be perfect
  • Benefits of regular family mealtimes for parents and children extend beyond eating
  • Tips for regular mealtimes
Let's eat together: Role modelling To appreciate the vital role of parental modelling in child feeding, encourage parents to model healthy eating and plan more opportunities to role model with their child.
  • What is role modelling?
  • Why role modelling is important
  • How parental role modelling of eating impacts child eating behaviour
Family food talk Establish positive feeding strategies and food language to promote food acceptance and reduce food conflict at mealtimes.
  • Food is central to many aspects of life (culture, celebration)
  • Parents sometimes use food to control child behaviour (rewards, bribes)
  • Neutral approach to food
Learning about food away from the table To appreciate that children experience food through their senses, which increases food familiarity; To scaffold more opportunities for their child to explore food.
  • Children learn about food both at the table (eating) and away from the table (playing)
  • Ideas to support young children's growing experience with food
  • Learning about food can be messy
Variety is the spice of life To apply the concept of food variety to child feeding and use strategies to increase food variety.
  • Why is variety important?
  • What is food variety?
  • Simple strategies to offer child more variety
Being creative To share the experiences and tips for feeding the family on a budget from other parents.
  • Being creative with food resources can help reduce costs and stress
  • Meal planning
  • Tips and strategies from parents
What's next… To acknowledge parents' contribution, revise key messages, deliver the T1 survey.
  • Reinforce key messaging
  • Link to T1 survey