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Support and Advice
Family support - any family of a child with SEND aged 0-5years
Family Support Pack
Headlice Leaflet
Biting Leaflet
Tips for sharing books
Choking Advice
How to reduce the risk of choking
Food preparation:
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remove any stones and pips from fruit before serving
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cut small round foods, like grapes, strawberries and cherry tomatoes, lengthways and into quarters
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cut large fruits like melon, and hard fruit or vegetables like raw apple and carrot into slices instead of small chunks
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do not offer raisins as a snack to children under 12 months – although these can be chopped up as part of a meal
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soften hard fruit and vegetables (such as carrot and apple) and remove the skins when first given to babies from around 6 months
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sausages should be avoided due to their high salt content, but if offered to children these should be cut into thin strips rather than chunks and remove the skins
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remove bones from meat or fish
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do not give whole nuts to children under five years old
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do not give whole seeds to children under five years old
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cut cheese into strips rather than chunks
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do not give popcorn as a snack
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do not give children marshmallows or jelly cubes from a packet either to eat or as part of messy play activities as they can get stuck in the throat
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do not give children hard sweets
(Ofsted, 2023)
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