Sophie Wright-Pedersen
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Sophie Wright-Pedersen
@sophiewp.bsky.social
Dietitian | @QUT PhD candidate exploring kids food experiences | Public Health Nutrition from Foodies in the Field podcast host | she/her
ScienceDirect
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March 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
@DanielleGalle15
March 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
@CambridgeCore
March 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
5/5

5. Advocate for/provide training for researchers to establish children’s active participation as the norm

In doing so, children’s unique food experiences may be amplified to inform how food and nutrition ecosystems may be better shaped towards their priorities and needs
March 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
4/5

2. Upskilling children as researchers so that they themselves can guide research

3. Employing democratising methodologies such as participatory action research

4. Advocate for flexible funding models, resourcing structures and timelines according to research needs
March 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
3/5

Food and #nutrition researchers and their institutions should aim to provide and advocate for voluntary opportunities for children to actively participate in food related research

For example,
1. Opening up research agendas to be broad and able to be re-shaped by children
March 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
2/5

Key points below 👇

A lack of opportunities for children’s active #participation in all stages of food practice research (particularly in agenda setting and design) was identified
March 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM