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Join us and learn from world-class experts about the essential tools needed to empower the next generation of Smart Kids & Teens.
This groundbreaking conference brings together leading experts in medicine, environmental science, nutrition, psychology, and neuroscience.
Teaching you the key nutritional and environmental research so you can help children build lasting mental resilience and practice in your field with confidence.
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Patrick Holford
In recent years the number of children diagnosed with learning, behavioural and mental health problems has escalated.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders have rocketed in both the UK and USA.
One in six children in the USA is classified as neurodivergent and one in 36 as autistic – a fourfold increase in 20 years.
This crisis is not just ‘in the genes’ – something is happening to our children’s brains. Join us at Smart Kids Conference to uncover the truth, explore the latest research, and discover real solutions to support children’s brain health.
What You Get:
Session One
1. Dr Rona Tutt OBE – Neurodivergence: Don’t Normalise It, Optimise It
2. Professor Michael Crawford – Marine Food – A Mother’s Imperative
3. Dr Tommy Wood – Systems Based Model For Smart Kids
4. Professor Julia Rucklidge – The Essential Role Of Nutrition For Children’s Mental Health*
5. Associate Professor Michelle Murphy – Pregnancy Methyl Donor Nutrients, Homocysteine and Child Health And Development
Session Two
1. Alex Richardson – Forget The Label – Addressing Inattention, Poor Coordination, Impulsivity, Anxiety, Sleep And Mood
2. Dr Rob Lustig – Are Our Children Being Fructed? The Brain Dangers Of Excess Fructose*
3. Natalie Coghlan & Karen Jensen ND – How To Train Your Dragon (And Their Parents) – Top tips for developing good eating and supplement habits, dealing with sugar addiction and withdrawal, expanding food choices in fussy children – live discussion.
Session Three
1. Assistant Professor Chris D’Adamo – Can Autism Be Reversed? The Total Load Framework And Case Reports Of Reversal
2. Dr Lorene Amet – Genes or environment? Assessing and lessening the impact of the main drivers of ASD.
3. Dr John Gannage – The Role of Anti-nutrients and Detoxification in Neurodivergence
Session Four
1. Karen Jensen ND– The Gut-Brain Superhighway: From The Microbiome To Fibre
2. Dr Tommy Wood – Active Body, Active Mind – Effects On Brain Development.
3. Jonathan Haidt- The Anxious Generation – Rolling Back Phone-Based Childhood*
4. Children are our future – Round-up and closing words from Patrick Holford, Founder
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This conference is designed for health professionals – nutritional therapists, nutritionists, dieticians, doctors, psychologists, teachers and parents involved in education.
All proceeds go to our Smart Kids & Teens Programme – because together we can create change for our young people!
About Smart Kids
It coincides with the launch of COGNITION for Smart Kids and Teens, a global project which empowers parents to help their children and teenagers unlock their full potential for emotional, mental, and cognitive well-being.
All proceeds go towards the COGNITION for Smart Kids and Teens, to help reach parents and their children and teenagers around the world. The Cognitive Function Test, which also includes the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and our comprehensive COGNITION questionnaire provides a free assessment and guidance to all.
