Help fussy eaters come to the dinner table Food is, by definition, difficult for fussy eaters. However, nothing is harder for either the child or the parent than dinner. Children can often cruise happily through breakfast, snacks, and lunch. Then, faced with dinner, it all comes to a screaming (sometimes literally) halt. – Maybe you […]
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Using the power of habits to improve fussy eating Habits are ways of doing things often without really thinking. The dictionary states that habit is a regular practice. It also mentions it is a tendency to do something that is hard to give up. That sounds like a negative thing, but it can also be
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Totally stuck with your fussy eater? Find out why a house and a 1,000 piece jigsaw may be important. Many parents reach the point where they are totally stuck and out of ideas after weeks, months, years living with a child who struggles to eat variety. Initially, parents use their own experience to try to
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The gap between intention and eating Most Monday mornings I go for a longish run. It’s not something I look forward to by any means, but it’s a great time to think. It also sets me up well for the week as it’s my least favourite exercise but once it’s done, it’s all downhill from
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Solutions for eating slowly A common complaint about fussy eaters is they eat too slowly. Often mind-numbingly slowly. The food could evaporate more quickly. Children eating slowly is frustrating. Particularly when you are tired, you are busy and often have other places to be or other things to do. This pressure keg can inadvertently create
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I’ve tried everything, but nothing works This is probably the most common frustration for parents with a fussyeater. There is a common misconception that parents of fussy eaters are just lazy and let their children ‘get away’ with eating whatever. In my experience it is generally the opposite. Parents with fussy eaters are working twice
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What if your child won’t eat dinner? Does this sound like your child? They eat breakfast, snacks and lunch fairly well and there is a reasonable spread of different foods.Then you arrive at dinner and there are only limited choices your child will accept. If so, you are not alone and this happens whether your
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The supplement drink trap for fussy eaters One thing that comes up regularly when I speak to parents is advice to supplement their fussy eater’s diet with formula or Pediasure. This advice is generally to increase calories or nutritional intake, or both. If a child is young and not eating well parents may be told
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Why the lunchbox is not a fail (whatever it contains) Many parents are uncomfortable about what goes in their child’s lunchbox. Part of the reason parents do feel uncomfortable is because eating challenges are not framed in the same way as reading or talking issues. Other parents, professionals and family frequently don’t see fussy eating
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20 fun food ideas A fussy eater can inadvertently suck the joy out of mealtimes for everyone. Unfortunately, this works against you in many ways: – You are not enjoying your food and so your child is not seeing you eating with joy. Watching you eat pleasurably is important, it role models how food is
Understand fear of food Many parents observe that their child appears almost afraid of some foods. They seem visibly scared when offered something new or something a little different. How to understand fear of food If this sounds like your child then: a) You are not alone. Many children, and indeed adults, find new foods,
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The number one rule for parents of fussy eaters There are many simple tactics that support better eating for picky or fussy eaters. Today I’d like to speak about one which is critical. I had the privilege of speaking to the mum of a 17-year-old diagnosed with ARFID * (see bottom of the blog for
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