Shhhhhhhh... A guest post by Claire Potter

August 1, 2016

In this guest post, British author Claire Potter takes a light-hearted look at what we focus on during mealtimes.

The Golden Twenty Minutes: pre-meal preparation for your picky eater

July 18, 2016

This strategy will help get your child into the best frame of mind for enjoying a meal with you. Some children find family meals really challenging; invest some time in setting them up to succeed.

Learning to leave food is part of learning to love food - part 2

November 2, 2015

In my last post, I wrote about why it's important to let your child leave food and to accept the waste that this inevitably entails. Now I want to talk about how your child leaves food.

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Here comes the helicopter!

September 24, 2014

Ever stopped to consider the myriad ways you try to get your child to eat? In this post, I'll be looking at what we do to encourage our kids to eat, why we do it and what effect it has.

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Putting the fun into food?

November 14, 2013

I came across an article in the US press yesterday, about a session held at the University of South Utah for parents of picky eaters. One of the suggestions on offer was to present food in a "fun" way, for example by using a special cutter to cut sandwiches into the shape of a puzzle piece or making a banana 'person'. This isn't the first time I've heard of this strategy - it's something I expect many parents do in an attempt to entice a picky eater to eat.