The BETLS Observation Tool is a template for gathering and documenting information and observations about a child or young person.
Observations should:
This template also provides a space to reflect on a child or young person’s experiences. It allows you to note their thoughts about a situation, and any other additional information that could be playing a role in their behaviour or mood.
Download the BETLS Observation Tool [PDF, 196 KB]
The BETLS Observation Tool can support your use of the Mental Health Continuum.
In fact, being wary of trying new things is a part of healthy growth for young children.
Up to 50% of all 0-3 year old children refuse to eat new and different foods at least half the time.
Children and their carers (including educators and parents) have different responsibilities around promoting and providing foods and drinks to children.
Your responsibilities when teaching and providing food to children are:
The child is responsible for how much they choose to eat, and whether or not they try something new. If you provide a safe, nutritious, positive and supportive eating environment, children will decide what, and how much, they eat.
Repeated exposure helps make the food more familiar and reduce fear or aversion.
A child may need to be exposed to a food 10 or more times before they feel comfortable with it. Even then, they still might not enjoy eating it – even adults don’t like everything!
You can expose children to new foods by engaging all of their senses, such as putting the food to their lips but not tasting it, or looking at it and discussing it. Here are a few ways to engage their senses:
Focus on introducing one food at a time. For example, if you want to add pumpkin and chickpea risotto to the menu, plan activities that expose children to any ingredients that might be new to them. You could focus on the pumpkin first, then move onto chickpeas.
Games and activities are a great way to teach children about food and healthy eating while having fun at the same time. Play-based learning helps support children’s development across many areas such as physical, social, emotional and intellectual.
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