Peadiatric Dietetic services

Supporting children, young people, and families with compassion, practicality, and care.

At Eat Love Live, we provide specialised paediatric dietetic support tailored to children and adolescents aged 2 and up — including those with neurodivergence, feeding differences, mental health challenges, and diverse developmental needs.

We know that eating and nutrition aren’t “one size fits all.” Our approach is client- and family-centred, helping children and young people develop a positive relationship with food that works for them, in their own time, and in a way that respects their identity, experiences, and needs.

Our Approach

We offer a calm, supportive environment where:

• Children feel safe, respected, and involved in their care
• Families are supported with practical tools and strategies
• Neurodiversity is understood and affirmed
• Gender diversity is honoured
• Weight is never the focus — wellbeing is

Our work is grounded in neuro-affirming, gender-affirming, and weight-inclusive care, prioritising connection, comfort, and collaboration.

We support children and young people with:

• ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) – all ages

• Autism and ADHD

• Intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Sensory sensitivities and feeding differences

• Difficult mealtime behaviours or stress around food

• Feeding therapy and skill-building for varied needs

Whether it’s helping a child expand their safe foods, supporting a teen navigating body image, or assisting families in creating calm and nourishing mealtime routines — we’re here to make small, achievable changes together.

What to Expect

Your child’s well-being is at the heart of everything we do. Our sessions focus on:

• Building trust and connection

• Supporting autonomy and self-expression

• Providing tailored strategies based on your child’s strengths and challenges

• Equipping families with tools they can use confidently at home

This is holistic, compassionate nutrition care — not about forcing changes, but about gently growing confidence, comfort, and curiosity with food.

You’re not alone — and you don’t have to do it all at once.

We’re here to walk alongside you and your child, every step of the way.

Contact us today to learn more or book a session with our paediatric dietitian.

EAT LOVE LIVE POLICY

We require that all clients be linked in with regular medical support to ensure their ongoing medical safety.

We require clients to be engaged with or planning to engage with psychological support to ensure that we are providing safe, ethical and evidence-based support.

AGE LIMITS FOR ACCEPTING NEW REFERRALS: 

Please note some practitioners have boundaries on the age of clients they will accept as new referrals. 

We request that for all new clients aged 15 years and younger that a pre-assessment questionnaire be completed to assist us in triaging the young person and family. 

For all clients aged 15 or younger we request that the initial assessment be with the parents/ carer only. 

Eating disorders do not just affect the person but families as a whole.

This is an important part of the assessment process and will help us to get a clear history of the development of the eating disorder and aid in setting up a treatment team and clear treatment goals moving forward. 

Family Based Therapy/Treatment (FBT) is the gold standard for supporting children and adolescents with eating disorders. The Eat Love Live team are not trained in FBT or family therapy. 

We can be an adjunct to this important treatment process, provide a safe space for discussion around meal planning, information about eating disorders, physical and psychological risks associated with the eating disorder, normal puberty changes to the body, guidelines to adequate amounts of nutrition and help clear many of the myths about food and bodies in our community. 

We appreciate that accessing paediatric and adolescent services is difficult and there are long wait lists. As with all clients, we insist that all adolescents are linked in with a multidisciplinary team including a GP and a mental health clinician - be it a psychologist or psychiatrist. And we suggest that clients make the referral to CAMHS/CYMHS and / or private family therapy and be on the waiting list for this support. 

Along with the GP or paediatrician we can provide information and support while families are waiting for this important more intensive support.

Parents can speak with their GP or Paediatrician about referrals to these supports.