Safer Spaces

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

Hungry Caterpillar theme at Playgroup in Melton this morning 🦋

28/01/2026

Lots of fun at The Hungry Caterpillar playgroup this morning at Point Cook

25/01/2026

24/01/2026

Tiny Tasters Holiday social group this week —
🧑‍🍳Encouraging interaction with food in a no-pressure environment
🧑‍🍳Using responsive feeding values (autonomy, relationship, competence, intrinsic motivation, and holism).
🧑‍🍳Deconstructing wraps so each ingredient can be explored separately
🧑‍🍳Allowing the child to choose what to, how much to, and whether to eat
Why does this approach help?
🧑‍🍳Builds trust and autonomy around food choices
🧑‍🍳Reduces anxiety and sensory overwhelm by making unfamiliar foods more predictable
🧑‍🍳Encourages language development (e.g., naming, requesting, describing, sequencing)
🧑‍🍳Supports executive functioning (planning, turn-taking, following steps)
🧑‍🍳Fosters positive peer modelling and cooperative behaviour
🧑‍🍳Creates a safe context for trying (or simply being near) new foods

22/01/2026

First playgroup sessions of 2026 - let’s go! 🦋 bookings & more info in the community tab on the website

11/01/2026

We’ve got 2 training sessions booked over the next month - first with child care educators then with church children and youth leaders! Then in March we’ll be back doing a workshop at conference for the second year running! Reach out today to discuss a unique training package 📲📞

11/01/2026

Bookings via the website (groups tab).