Predinner routines for fussy eaters We have all heard of bedtime routines, and many parents use them to help children get happily into bed and sleeping well. There are reasons why they are important and why they work. But have you ever thought of using a pre-dinner routine? A lot of the same rationale applies […]
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Stuffed tomatoes Tomatoes can be a challenge due to the texture of the insides, with the seeds and the wetness. One solution is to scoop out the middle and leave just the firmer outer part – which is then like many fruits. We can add a favourite filling like bacon, cheese or a dip like
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Is my fussy eater weird? Before working with families, I always spend time talking to one or both parents about what is currently happening. We start by looking at what a child currently eats and what happens around food and feeding. Frequently, parents are uncomfortable discussing some aspects of their child’s eating habits and can
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THE fussy eating nutrient deficiency no one tests for When parents think of a child who is living on crackers and pasta, and asked to think about nutrition, the first thing that generally jumps to mind is whether the child is getting enough protein or iron. It is also rational to be concerned that if
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Progress is possible even for older, extremely fussy eaters At 10 years old Ruby* ate pasta, one type of cracker, butter, tomato sauce, sausages and one type of bread roll from a specific bakery and nothing much else. She would not even try sweets or chocolate, for example. Her mother Andrea* got in touch with
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Help your fussy eater eat from their school/kindy lunchbox Lunchboxes returning unscathed is an ongoing problem for many parents. All that time and energy invested, only to have it returned often as full as when it left. If you have a fussy eater, this of course is magnified. There are many reasons why lunches are
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10 ways to help a fussy eater eat new foods, especially fruit and vegetables There are some tried and tested ways to approach food to support a child to eat competently and well, and to make feeding an easy and pleasurable experience for parents. One of the simplest of these is to create good habits
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Why fussy eaters prefer beige foods Crackers, bread, pasta, nuggets… It is pretty easy to guess what most fussy eaters will choose to eat if they are in charge. I know this is a source of enormous frustration for many parents. They look at their child’s plate and everything is white and/or beige. But why?
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Improve behavioural and emotional challenges for your fussy eater Working with over 100 parents a year as a Feeding Advisor, I am always looking for ways to support parents with information that will enable them to make informed decisions about their child’s eating, set goals and then gift them the strategies to make that a
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How your fussy eater may be doing way better than you realise Today, I’d like to share a critically important message with you, through a story that one of the mums I worked with shared. Although this is a unique story, it is similar to many others I hear on a regular basis from the
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Trust and fussy eating Trust, on all levels, is critically important when it comes to fussy eating and helping a child to eat more widely. A question I always ask of parents of fussy eaters is does your child trust you when it comes to food? Often, they are unsure of how to answer, so
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Reflections on “home-retreat” It’s been exactly a week since we dropped to Level II in NZ. That’s meant a partial return to the office for my husband, school for the boys and the ability to do a whole range of social activities that have been out of reach (4 teen boys over for a sleepover
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