Early fussy eating red flags Parents often report eating challenges started from the get-go. Not the typical toddler fussy period, but when they were first starting to eat as babies. These are often parents not of 2 or 3-year-olds, but children already at school or even college. Eating challenges that start very early on are […]
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Avoiding common mistakes for parents of fussy eaters – 2 Navigating fussy eating is rarely easy. As a parent, feeding a child rolls around three to five times a day, seven days a week. If something is going wrong, it’s something you face over and over again. Unfortunately, your child does not come with a
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Avoiding common mistakes for parents of fussy eaters Parenting a fussy eater is tough. It is frequently a LOT of work, a LOT of stress and a LOT of worrying. Oh, if only there was a pill to swallow that would make everything better! Unfortunately, resolving picky eating is usually a process and one which
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Novel ways to help a fussy eater – 2 Making food fun, interesting and about more than just eating is a great long-term strategy. Building more comfort around food is always the end goal. If a child is unwilling to try new food, anxious at mealtimes or is not adding things to the menu, then
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Novel ways to help a fussy eater Let’s look at some new ways to move the dial. And some fun stuff you can do with your child. If you have a fussy eater, then involving them more in the food sphere is helpful. Eating, like reading is multiple touch-points that over time help to make
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Feeding fussy eaters on a budget The price of food has been steadily (or not so steadily ) rising. Even before the grocery bills started getting huge, parents frequently complained about food waste with a fussy eater. Many of the standard budgeting tips are a bit redundant too when you have a child who struggles
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Feeding facts essential toknow My PhD supervisor co-hosted a webinar on feeding. It was full of gold! I’d love to share some of the great information that was discussed. Although focused on babies, even if you have moved well beyond the baby stage there are some interesting observations that may be super helpful. This general
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How you chew affects your P** “We are not just what we eat, but how we eat”. This is important because fussy eaters are frequently struggling not just to eat variety, they are often also having challenges around eating ‘well’. Not eating well (from a mechanical point of view rather than about variety) can have
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The secret weapon for fixing fussy eating One ‘thing’ is more important than anything else! Even if you feel you are drowning right now and nothing you do makes a difference, or that your child is getting worse, not better. Or if you dread meals and stress about nutritional deficits. YOU are still the most
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My fussy eater never eats the veggies I keep serving “I’ve been putting the carrots on Ben’s plate for weeks and he totally ignores them”. “The dietician told me to just serve the veggies, and my daughter would learn to eat them”. “I feel like I’m wasting so much food. I keep serving Cooper a
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Dips for fussy eaters (even those who don’t like dips!) Dips are a great way to support fussy eaters to eat new foods. Many feeding therapists use them to help children taste new foods when they work with them one-on-one. If your child is hesitant about tasting new foods a dip can help as: i)
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Coming to the table happily is a massive win Family meals are the cornerstone of most feeding advice It’s one of the top three ‘must do’s’. But, what if that’s impossible for you? I spoke to the mum of a boy with ASD and ADHD who told me that every time someone mentioned a family
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