How to get your child to eat their veggies

September 19, 2017

Okay - the title of this post is a bit misleading, because I’m going to tell you that the way to get kids eating their veggies is to… not try to get them to eat their veggies. Confused? Hang on in there.

"She won't starve"

May 8, 2017

In this post, I express some thoughts that have been brewing for a few years now. We need health professionals to respond to feeding problems in an informed and supportive way.

Progress, not perfection...

January 3, 2017

This article is all about helping you recognise the small wins. Grab your free 'snap-shot' tool to give you a bit of perspective on your child's picky eating.

Helping toddlers accept solids - a guest post by Diane Bahr

October 26, 2016

How do parents support children in accepting solid foods at 12 or 13 months of age when they are still only taking purees and relying heavily on milk for nutrition? A guest post from Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI

Team Parent: why being on the same page as your partner matters

July 25, 2016

This post explores the challenges of parenting a picky eater when you're not necessarily on the same page as your partner AND what to do about it.

How to help your picky eater when you've run out of ideas.

June 24, 2016

Sometimes it really can feel like the end of the road for parents. If you have completely run out of ideas, the strategy I share in this post can be the beginning of your child's journey towards a varied diet.

How to deal with 'helpful' feeding advice

May 6, 2016

This one is for anyone who has decided to make some changes to mealtimes and has an understanding of what it takes to give children a great relationship with food, but not everyone is on side...

Picky Eating - It's time to shift the goal posts

December 3, 2015

Have you ever had that sinking feeling that whatever you do, nothing seems to make any difference to your child's fussy eating? Maybe it's time to redefine success.

Your road-map to a varied diet

November 25, 2015

So you know you'd like your child to eat a varied diet, but the problem is how to help them make the transition. This post is a practical guide to doing just that.

When is it time to get your picky eater specialist help?

November 13, 2015

'Picky', 'finicky' or 'fussy' eating is a thorny area because, as those words imply, it may just be an insignificant phase that needn't be a major cause for concern or it may be a huge source of stress within a family, with complex underlying factors.

First steps...

January 1, 2015

Helping your child overcome issues with food is no different from tackling the other myraid of parenting challenges that life throws at us. The real beginning of the journey is about acknowledging that you have a problem. If you have a picky eater in the family, there are so many reasons why you may not yet have sought help. You may be unsure of where to go for support, you may have complex feelings about your child's eating, perhaps secretly suspecting that you may be part of the problem - facing up to these emotions is not easy. This post is about how to begin to turn things around.

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Out with the old - in with the new.

January 3, 2014

Welcome to the week of the New Year's resolution. What have you resolved to address in 2014? Looking back at months gone by, thinking about what needs to change then making a commitment to do things differently, is something that is familiar to so many of us.