Meet the Team

We are South East Queensland's Most Experienced Paediatric Dietitian Practice

At ChildD we pride ourselves on offering expert guidance to parents and children to help them manage specific nutritional concerns.

With a combined 80 years of experience in the field, we have the knowledge and skills to offer you and your child the very best of care and advice you can trust.

We have recently expanded to the Sunshine Coast and are based with an experienced group of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists and other specialists in Maroochydore.

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Our Clinical Team

Kathy Beck

Paediatric Dietitian

Kathy is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) with over 30 years working as a dietitian and the last 15 years in paediatric dietetics in major tertiary hospitals in the UK and Brisbane. Kathy has experience in managing a vast range of paediatric issues and specialises in paediatric food allergy.

Kathy is the recognised paediatric allergy dietitian in Queensland and is an active member of the Dietitian Committee of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA). In this role, Kathy works with other ASCIA medical professionals to support health professionals working in food allergy and families living with food allergy.

Infants and children with food allergy are told to avoid identified allergens. This can lead to nutritional deficiencies and poor growth if adequate replacements are not made. In addition, the child with food allergy may struggle to participate in family meals. Kathy’s philosophy is to concentrate on what children with allergies can eat.

Kathy and 3 other paediatric dietitians started ChildD in 2015 in Brisbane after realising that families with infants and children had difficulty accessing reliable evidence based dietetic support. ChildD expanded to the Sunshine Coast in 2024 and is looking forward to joining the team from SNAP Paediatrics from early 2025.

Away from work Kathy is an active volunteer Surf Lifesaver and enjoys everything the ocean has to offer including ocean swimming, snorkelling and scuba diving.

Kathy Beck

Kathy is an experienced paediatric dietitian with expertise in food allergy with a passion to support families living with food allergy. Professionally, Kathy is the chair of the Dietitian Committee of ASCIA. In this role, Kathy works with other experts to produce ASCIA resources, in addition to supporting other dietitians.

Personally, Kathy has experienced parenting a child who struggled to eat family foods. As a result, Kathy is well placed to support families in this situation.

Infants and children with food allergy are told to avoid identified allergens. This can lead to nutritional deficiencies if adequate replacements are not made. In addition, the child with food allergy may struggle to participate in family meals. Kathy’s philosophy is to concentrate on what children with allergies can eat.

Improve your confidence in preparing meals and providing a tasty, nutritious and safe diet for your child by making an appointment today.

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Fiona Nave

Paediatric Dietitian

Fiona has worked as a clinical dietitian in the UK and in Australia over the last 20 years. With a passion for normalising healthy eating, Fiona has worked with children and their parents to help families take steps towards healthier options and meals that work for the whole family.

Fiona Nave

Fiona has worked as a clinical dietitian in the UK and in Australia over the last 20 years. With a passion for normalising healthy eating, Fiona has worked with children and their parents to help families take steps towards healthier options and meals that work for the whole family. Fiona is particularly passionate about working with children with restrictive diets that may be a due to sensory or mechanical delays.

Fiona graduated with a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics from Griffith University in 2002 and also has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Food Science and Nutrition) and an Arts degree (psychology) from the University of Queensland. She is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD). As a mother of two young children and as an experienced dietitian, Fiona has a particular interest in helping children with weaning, feeding developmental and behavioural difficulties.

Fiona recognises that eating well is not as simple as just buying groceries. Many families are torn between healthy eating and the realities of juggling work, family, extended family, school, sporting commitments and community commitments alongside preparing food. Fiona will work with you to ensure your child is receiving adequate nutrition to ensure optimal growth and development. She will support you and your child to expand diet variety and help to increase confidence in experimenting with new foods, and enjoying meal times together.

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Jacqui Palmer

Paediatric Dietitian

Jacqui is an experienced Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) who has dedicated her career to working with children. She has extensive experience in feeding concerns linked to autism and ADHD, as well as allergy, intolerance, and gastrointestinal symptoms.

Jacqui Palmer

Jacqui is an experienced Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) who has dedicated her career to working with children. She has extensive experience in feeding concerns linked to autism and ADHD, as well as allergy, intolerance, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Jacqui is trained in Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) feeding therapy and has an interest in links between the gut microbiome and mental health. Her PhD looked at the effects of modifying the microbiome of children with autism, aiming to improve behaviour, gastrointestinal symptoms, and quality of life.

Jacqui adopts a family centred approach, focusing on practical strategies to help translate nutrition diagnoses into manageable steps that families can follow.

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Natalie Imrie

Paediatric Dietitian

Natalie has been a paediatric dietitian for 14 years and has worked as part of many health care teams in tertiary children’s hospitals in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne before relocating to the Sunshine Coast with her young family.

Natalie Imrie

Natalie has been a paediatric dietitian for 14 years and has worked as part of many health care teams in tertiary children’s hospitals in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne before relocating to the Sunshine Coast with her young family. Natalie has an interest in weight management, tube feeding, restrictive eating and many other areas in paediatrics. Natalie has recently joined the ChildD team and is looking forward to working collaboratively with families to support their children’s nutritional needs. 

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Professor Robyn Littlewood

Director, ChildD, Paediatric Dietitian

Dr. Robyn Littlewood has been a paediatric clinical dietitian for more than 20 years. Along with her role at ChildD she is the Chief Executive Officer of Health and Wellbeing Queensland. Prior to this she was the Director of Health Services Research at the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH). Robyn was also the Director of Dietetics and Food Services for almost 10 years at QCH and the former Royal Children’s Hospital.

Professor Robyn Littlewood

Dr. Robyn Littlewood has been a paediatric clinical dietitian for more than 20 years. Along with her role at ChildD she is the Chief Executive Officer of Health and Wellbeing Queensland. Prior to this she was the Director of Health Services Research at the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH). Robyn was also the Director of Dietetics and Food Services for almost 10 years at QCH and the former Royal Children’s Hospital.

Robyn is an Adjunct Professor, The University of Queensland, and has held many other influential roles such as Board Director, Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) (retired 2018). Robyn has completed both a Masters of Medical Science and PhD in the area of Paediatric Nutrition, Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership and is currently completing an MBA.

Continuing professional education for all health professionals has always been a focus for Robyn. She recognised the need for a training course in paediatric dietetics which led her to conduct the first National Paediatric Dietetics Training Course in Australia partnering with the DAA in 2016. This course has been held biannually in various states 8 times to over 250 health professionals, all evaluated with outstanding results.

 

 

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