Nutrition/Parenting session: A pillar of growth

In rural communities, where nutrition and positive parenting education is often limited, Dorcas Consolation Family (DCF) is working with utmost commitment to equip parents with practical skills of balanced diet and overall wellbeing of a child. The recent initiative in Rwamagana District brought together nutrition and positive parenting sessions to combat malnutrition among children under 5 years old, lactating and pregnant women.

The session that benefited 58 under five-year- children and their mothers included knowledge sharing on nutrient-rich foods; nutritious local food resources, meal planning to ensure everyone in the household gets the right nutrients, practical cooking demonstrations. DCF Nurse also assisted community health workers (CHWs) in taking anthropometric measurements of children to monitor their growth.

DCF session went beyond nutrition. Given that positive parenting plays a pivotal role in nurturing a child's overall well-being, DCF equipped parents with effective communication techniques with children, positive disciplining skills and strategies to promote healthy emotional development in their children.