Eden Consultancy NI

This week’s newsletter is a guest feature from Dr Kirsty Porter, Paediatric Dietitian.

Summer can bring lots of fun, but also plenty of changes to routines, eating patterns and mealtimes. For some families, days out, holidays and busy environments can make food feel much more stressful.

Kirsty shares practical tips to help make summer outings feel calmer and more manageable, while taking the pressure off eating.

Because summer meals don't need to look perfect.

✨ Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/edenconsultancyni.com/summer-days-out-without-mealtime-stress

This week's newsletter tackles a topic that can bring a lot of pressure, anxiety and frustration for families: toileting. 🚽

As nursery and school transitions approach, many parents are hearing messages about being "toilet trained" and wondering if their child will be ready.

In this week's newsletter, I share practical, neuroaffirming tips to support your child's toileting journey, from visual supports and sensory considerations to understanding interoception and celebrating small wins.

Most importantly, a reminder that every child's journey is different and deserves patience, kindness and understanding.

✨ Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/edenconsultancyni.com/toileting

This week’s newsletter is all about supporting new routines.

As September approaches, many children (and parents!) are navigating big changes. New schools, new classrooms, new expectations and plenty of emotions along the way.

In this week's newsletter, I share practical tips to help create predictability, support regulation and make transitions feel a little less overwhelming for everyone involved.

✨ Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/edenconsultancyni.com/supporting-new-routines

"They don’t play."

A sentence that sparked an important conversation at a recent Early Years Conference.

What if they are already playing?

This week’s newsletter challenges some of our assumptions about what play should look like and explores how a neuroaffirming approach can help us recognise the many different ways children engage, learn and find joy.

✨ Read here: https://lnkd.in/eNW7DwjN

This week’s newsletter is a special one.

We’re joined by Dr Kirsty Porter, paediatric dietitian, who shares her advice around food and eating — something that comes up in conversations every single week with families.

If mealtimes, eating out, or food challenges feel stressful or overwhelming, this is one to read.

You’ll also find the link to her podcast episode inside the newsletter.

✨ Link to read: https://mailchi.mp/edenconsultancyni.com/eden-equips-guest1