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Raising Happy Eaters
Raising Happy Eaters: Mealtime, Made Better
If mealtimes feel more like a battle than a bonding moment, you're not alone—and you’re not doing anything wrong.
Raising Happy Eaters is our expert-led online course designed to help you understand and support your child’s eating habits with calm, confidence, and proven strategies. Led by feeding experts and real parents, this course breaks down the “why” behind picky eating and what actually works—without pressure or guilt.
✨ What You’ll Learn click to expand
- Create a positive mealtime environment
- Support your child’s natural appetite and autonomy
- Use real-life tools to reduce stress around food
- Shift mealtime roles and expectations for lasting change
- Navigate safety and nutrition milestones with confidence
- Introduce solids safely and effectively
- Recognize and respond to food refusal and selective eating
- Pack lunches that work in real life
- Know when and how to seek feeding support
📦 Course Features click to expand
- Videos: 2+ hours of on-demand training
- Lessons: 20+ short, parent-friendly modules
- Downloads: 10+ helpful tools including:
- Mealtime Scripts & Visuals
- Picky Eating & Nutrition Checklists
- Responsive Feeding Guides
- Format: Watch, read, or download anytime
- Access: 12-month unlimited viewing
📚 Bonus Resources click to expand
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📥 Want the full toolbox? Enroll now to get all the videos, downloads, and expert tips that make meals easier.
🧑🏫 Meet the Educator Team click to expand
Created by the Nurtured Nest Team—parenting educators, healthcare professionals, and real parents. Our content is always grounded in research and real-life experience.
Meet the team behind the course right here.
Give your family the tools to enjoy mealtime again—starting one bite at a time.
Price: $99 USD
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✓ Newborn Brain Development
✓ Newborn Sleep Stages
✓ The Forces that Drive Sleep
✓ Overview and Personal Perspective
✓ Sleep Timing: Overtiredness
✓ Sleep Timing: Awake Windows
✓ Sleep Timing: Sleepy Cues
✓ Morning Routines
✓ Night Time Routines
✓ Soothing a Baby to Sleep: The 5 S's
✓ How to Swaddle With a Blanket
✓ Sleep Environment: Creating a Space That Supports
✓ Sleep Environment: Creating a Safe Sleep Space
✓ Building Security in the Sleep Space Through Play
✓ Feeding + Newborn Sleep Video Guide
What to Expect with Newborn Sleep
✓ What to Expect in Newborn Sleep
✓ What's "Typical" in Newborn Sleep
✓ Cognitive Brain Growth: Leaps
✓ Baby Sleep Progressions
✓ Mindset Matters When It Comes to Sleep
✓ Pre-bedtime Stress Busters
✓ Finding Calm: Simple Practices for Managing Stress & Dealing with Overwhelm
✓ Survival Tips for the Newborn Period
✓ Tips to Optimize Your Newborn's Sleep
✓ The Sleep Help Scale
✓ Parental Sleep & Rest
✓ Sleep Hygiene Tips for New Parents
Topics We Cover
✔ Preterm Infants
✔ Temperament
✔ Emotions
✔ Returning to Regular Activity & Exercise After Birth
✔ 6 Weeks + Postpartum Exercise Video Guide
✔ Early Postpartum Exercise Video Guide
✔ Postpartum Exercise Substitutions and Modifications
✔ Back & Hip Pain
✔ How To Recover Well During Postpartum
✔ Postpartum Support Guide
✔ What is the Pelvic Floor?
✔ Pelvic Prolapse
✔ Diastasis Rectus Abdominis
✔ Postpartum Pain During Sex
✔ Incontinence
✔ The Lowdown on Lube
✔ Being Intimate After Birth
✔ Diapering Basics
✔ Bathing: Nails & Teeth
✔ Bathing: Skin & Hair
✔ Caring for Sick Baby
✔ Childcare
✔ Childcare: Additional Options
✔ Feeding in the First Year
✔ Sleep Basics: Sleep Science
✔ Sleep Basics: Boundaries
The First Few Weeks
✔ Daily Flow: The First Few Weeks
✔ Breastfeeding: The First Few Weeks
✔ Formula Feeding: The First Few Weeks
✔ Diapering: The First Few Weeks
✔ Sleep: The First Few Weeks
✔ Sleep: What to Do When Nothing Works
0-3 Months
✔ Daily Flow: 0-3 Months
✔ Feeding Baby: When to Call a Doctor
✔ Sleep: 0-3 Months
✔ Diapering: 0-3 Months
✔ Tummy Time
✔ Play + Connection: Visual Play 0-3 Months
✔ 0-3 Months Milestones Guide
4-8 Months
✔ Daily Flow: 4-8 Months
✔ Feeding: On the Go
✔ Sleep: 4-8 Months
✔ Diapering: 4-8 Months
✔ Play & Connection: 4-8 Months Part One
✔ Play & Connection: 4-8 Months Part Two
✔ 4-8 Months Milestones Guide
9-12 Months
✔ Daily Flow: 9-12 Months
✔ Feeding: As Baby Gets Older
✔ Sleep: 9-12 Months
✔ Diapering: 9-12 Months
✔ Play & Connection: 9-12 Months
✔ Play & Connection: Additional Senses
✔ Oral Motor Development
✔ Setting Your Expectations When Starting Solids
✔ How To Choose Products
✔ Feeding Products Guide
✔ Is Gagging Normal?
✔ Infant Choking Rescue
✔ Conscious Baby Choking
✔ Traditional Weaning
✔ Baby Led Weaning
✔ Making It Work For You!
✔ Is My Baby Getting Enough?
✔ Fostering Self-Feeding
✔ What If My Child Becomes Picky?
✔ How To Help Undesirable Table Behaviors
✔ Integrating Speech and Language into Mealtimes
✔ Safe Sleep: Additional Resources
✔ Setting Adult Sleep Expectations
✔ Create a Safe Sleep Space
✔ Formula Types
✔ Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility
✔ Paced Bottle Feeding
✔ Formula Prep & Storage Guide
✔ Nursing Position Visuals
✔ Breastfeeding Positions Guide
✔ Meal Time Sign Language for Baby
✔ Baby Led Weaning First Plates: Photo Examples
✔ POST-BIRTH Warning Signs Guide
✔ Postpartum Preeclampsia Guide
✔ Medicine Dosage Chart
✔ 0-3 Months Milestones Guide
✔ 4-8 Months Milestones Guide
✔ Milestones 9-12 Months
✔ Printable Baby Gear Checklists
✔ Baby Gear Guide
✔ Questions to Ask When Choosing a Childcare Provider
✔ Questions to Ask When Picking a Pediatrician
✔ Baby's First Year Learning Objectives
✔ Picky Eaters Vs. Problem Eaters
✔ Do You Have a Picky or Problem Eater? (Downloadable Resource)
✔ Parent and Child Roles at Mealtime
✔ The Mythbusters Game
✔ Contributing Factors to Eating Habits
✔ What About Nutrition?
✔ Make Setup Your Friend
✔ Why Family Style?
✔ Building the Plate
✔ Presenting the Meal
✔ Tuning In to Your Child’s Cues
✔ Strategies to Use at the Table
✔ Parent Reactions
✔ Common Mealtime Behaviors
✔ Small Victories
✔ Getting Your Child to Try New Foods Isn’t Just at Mealtime
✔ Being Consistent
✔ Packing Lunch
✔ Where to Get Good Information About Picky Eating
✔ When Do We Need More Help?
✔ Picky Eaters & Oral Medication
✔ Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility
✔ Creative Ways for Families to Reduce Food Waste
✔ Interactive Food Discovery Chart
✔ Language & Eating Habits
✔ Picky Eater Plating Guide: Visual Steps to Happy Meals
Why Parents Love Learning with Nurtured Nest
✅ Expert guidance from certified educators who are also parents
✅ Self-paced learning you can revisit anytime
✅ 12-month access to refresh as your child grows
✅ Downloadable checklists, planners, and tip sheets
✅ Direct expert support when you need it
🎬 Want a closer look?
Click below to watch a sample video or preview our downloadable resources—no commitment required.
Topics We Cover
✔ Picky Eaters Vs. Problem Eaters
✔ Do You Have a Picky or Problem Eater? (Downloadable Resource)
✔ Parent and Child Roles at Mealtime
✔ The Mythbusters Game
✔ Contributing Factors to Eating Habits
✔ What About Nutrition?
✔ Make Setup Your Friend
✔ Why Family Style?
✔ Building the Plate
✔ Presenting the Meal
✔ Tuning In to Your Child’s Cues
✔ Strategies to Use at the Table
✔ Parent Reactions
✔ Common Mealtime Behaviors
✔ Small Victories
✔ Getting Your Child to Try New Foods Isn’t Just at Mealtime
✔ Being Consistent
✔ Packing Lunch
✔ Where to Get Good Information About Picky Eating
✔ When Do We Need More Help?
✔ Picky Eaters & Oral Medication
✔ Ellyn Satter's Division of Responsibility
✔ Creative Ways for Families to Reduce Food Waste
✔ Interactive Food Discovery Chart
✔ Language & Eating Habits
✔ Picky Eater Plating Guide: Visual Steps to Happy Meals
Why Parents Love Learning with Nurtured Nest
✅ Expert guidance from certified educators who are also parents
✅ Self-paced learning you can revisit anytime
✅ 12-month access to refresh as your child grows
✅ Downloadable checklists, planners, and tip sheets
✅ Direct expert support when you need it
🎬 Want a closer look?
Click below to watch a sample video or preview our downloadable resources—no commitment required.
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No manual? No problem. Knowledge will be your superpower.
🧠 “Learning the science behind baby sleep helped me stop second-guessing everything and trust the process.” -
🙌 “I used to Google every little sleep problem—now I actually know what to do.” -
🔄 "Even when things don’t go as planned, I feel like I have a toolkit to handle it." -
🚆 "That express train analogy was spot-on - when those contractions started rolling in stronger and closer together, I knew exactly what was happening!" -
💡 "Understanding my baby’s cues and development has made parenting so much more fun!" -
👶 "Having a preterm baby was overwhelming, but this course helped me understand what to expect." -
💝 "Worth every penny. I actually feel prepared—not just for birth, but for what comes after." -
👶 "I thought we'd just learn about breathing techniques, but I learned how to be there 100% for my partner and our baby."
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97.7% of expecting parents search online for pregnancy info, yet 1 in 3 get no perinatal education.
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Decrease in postpartum anxiety
140%
Higher satisfaction with parenting
91%
Reduction in postpartum depression
No manual? No problem. Knowledge will be your superpower.
- 🧠 “Learning the science behind baby sleep helped me stop second-guessing everything and trust the process.”
- 🙌 “I used to Google every little sleep problem—now I actually know what to do.”
- 💡 "Understanding my baby’s cues and development has made parenting so much more fun!"
- 👶 "Having a preterm baby was overwhelming, but this course helped me understand what to expect."
- 🚆 "That express train analogy was spot-on - when those contractions started rolling in stronger and closer together, I knew exactly what was happening!"
- 👶 "I thought we'd just learn about breathing techniques, but I learned how to be there 100% for my partner and our baby."
- 💝 "Worth every penny. I actually feel prepared—not just for birth, but for what comes after."
- 🔄 "Even when things don’t go as planned, I feel like I have a toolkit to handle it."
- 🧠 “Learning the science behind baby sleep helped me stop second-guessing everything and trust the process.” 🔄 "Even when things don’t go as planned, I feel like I have a toolkit to handle it."
- 🙌 “I used to Google every little sleep problem—now I actually know what to do.”
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💡 “Knowing what’s normal for baby sleep has made nights so much less stressful.” 💡 "Understanding my baby’s cues and development has made parenting so much more fun!" - 👶 "Having a preterm baby was overwhelming, but this course helped me understand what to expect."
- 🚆 "That express train analogy was spot-on - when those contractions started rolling in stronger and closer together, I knew exactly what was happening!" 💝 "Worth every penny. I actually feel prepared—not just for birth, but for what comes after."
- 👶 "I thought we'd just learn about breathing techniques, but I learned how to be there 100% for my partner and our baby."
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