Jeannette Dilles

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Jeannette Dilles

Community Based Instructor III

Summary

Jeannette Caillaux Dilles is an instructor for Little Books & Little Cooks Program, a 7-week workshop series designed to educate parents of preschool-age children to promote healthy dietary patterns children through parent-child interaction and combining literacy with hands-on cooking activities. Her goal is to increase parent knowledge on nutrition and assist in positive family interaction and school readiness.

Education

B.S. University of Nevada, Reno, 2006

Programs

Photo collage of parents and children cooking together.

Little Books & Little Cooks

Healthy eating, family literacy and positive parent-child interaction is promoted in this 7-week program for families with preschool aged children. It also promotes children's school readiness skills. An important component of the program is the involvement of both parents and children, especially during the hands-on cooking activities.