CNP PARENT RESOURCE LIBRARY
Welcome to the CNP Parent Page!
We are dedicated to supporting parents by providing information and education on how dietary intake patterns can influence our youth’s mood and mental health.
CNP’s mission is to combine research findings from the disciplines of psychology, nutrition, and integrative health to develop innovative educational curriculum to help youth be intrinsically motivated to make positive mental-health food choices. Within today’s Western dietary landscape, the approach of “eat your broccoli — it’s good for you!” isn’t working. More sophisticated tools are needed for helping youth make positive food choices that support their mood and mental health.
If you are a parent working to understand how food is impacting your child’s mental well-being, we invite you to use the CNP Resource Library to keep up with what’s being discovered around the world. For information on how diet affects our special needs youth, visit the CNP Neurodevelopmental Resource Library page.
Featured Research Study
A brief diet intervention can reduce symptoms of depression in young adults – A randomised controlled trial
Heather M. Francis | Oct 9, 2019
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Articles and Videos
03-Jun-20
What to do when your child eats too much sugar
Too much sugar can also affect your child’s mood, activity and hyperactivity levels. Here's 5 ways to cut down
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03-Jun-20
Infants and toddlers eat too much sugar, researchers say
Researchers found that 98 percent of toddlers and 60 percent of infants consumed added sugar in sweetened drinks, baked goods and snacks
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02-Jun-20
Keeping kids slim, fit during lockdown isn’t easy: Here are some tips
When it comes to kids' diets, having to stay at home might have some advantages says dietitian Audrey Koltun
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06-May-20
Kids’ everyday exposure to food marketing study
Children’s everyday exposure to food marketing: an objective analysis using wearable cameras.
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15-Apr-20
Many U.S. children go days without eating any vegetables, survey finds
American toddlers are more likely to eat french fries than green vegetables on any given day, according to a new national survey on children's eating habits.
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15-Apr-20
Researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple way to get kids to eat more veggies
The problem has been blamed, at least in part, for the deteriorating diets of American youth.
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15-Apr-20
Strategies to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
The CDC Guide to Strategies to Increase the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables
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