I get this question all the time. What can we say when grandparents pressure our kids to eat just one bite! If you can, prep your parents to keep Thanksgiving dinner pressure free. Explain to them that you’d like today to be fun for everyone and ask for their help. Grandparents love to help! Say […]
Navigating Thanksgiving With a Picky Eater Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days and it’s meant to feel cozy and connected—but for the families I work with, it can also feel stressful. A parent recently told me that she’s “dreading” the day. New foods, big crowds, and pressure from well-meaning relatives (hello grandma!) can turn […]
From time to time I like to remind us of my favorite snacking trick: “Buddying Up” your snack. I tell kiddos all the time: “No lonely snacks!” By that I mean, pair your snack with another food from a different food group. For example, I just ate an apple with peanut butter (fruit + protein/fat). […]
I love to read And I loved to share books with my kids when they were little. Nothing beats snuggling up with your little one and a favorite story. Some of our favorites were Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells, Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban and […]
This was a question posed to me by a mom who understood that encouraging her tween to eat “healthy foods” wasn’t getting her kiddo to eat those “healthy foods” and was actually causing friction between them. Her question is a reasonable one. The Division of Responsibility in feeding (DoR) outlines the feeding relationship between parents/caregivers […]