One of the frustrating comments that parents tell me that they hear about their picky eater is “maybe she’ll outgrow it”. Or worse “her growth is fine, don’t worry so much”. These comments, although said to reassure a parent, dismiss the reality that selective eating affects more than just the kiddo. Sometimes parents share with […]
I had a boss who liked to say “Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan“. He’d remind us that we’d likely be more successful if we took the time to figure out what we needed to do rather than winging it. Sometimes I think about this when I make a meal plan for the week. […]
If you have kids of any age, you know that the most exciting holiday (Halloween) is this week. My kids are grown and gone, but they absolutely loved Halloween. Planning costumes sometimes started well before the weather turned chilly or sometimes were a last minute scramble. Once or twice costumes planned early were scrapped—I hated […]
Food Chaining is a strategy for introducing food variety. Kiddos with selective eating are often “stuck” on a particular food and won’t entertain any variation. Your kiddo might like Ritz crackers and reject graham crackers (same crunch, but different shape, different color, different smell, different taste). So how do we gently shift a picky eater […]
It’s been a while since I ranted about hiding veggies in foods……so here we go again! Some new foods that I noticed have “hidden veggies”- Cheerios (what the heck?), Annie’s cheddar crackers and Beechnut mini waffles. Just Google “hidden veggies” and you’ll get plenty more examples. It seems that we’ve convinced ourselves that the only […]
The mom of a kiddo that I saw weekly for 2 years just called. She wanted me to know that her kiddo is eating at school! This is a BIG DEAL. When J started with me he was very selective about what he’d eat and if the food wasn’t just so he’d reject the whole […]
This is what a parent recently said to me while sitting in my office. I had seen this family during the summer for help with their 11 year old’s picky eating. Mom and dad were really frustrated. Meals were stressful and they were nagging their kiddo to eat. They tried negotiating, bribing, encouragement, education about […]