How to approach mealtimes
Cooking with ‘picky eaters’
Cooking with children is a really lovely thing to do because not only is it an opportunity for some fun times together, it also gives your child a sense of awe and achievement when they see what they have made….
Eight reasons to use a visual menu for your ‘picky eater’
In this article, I’m going to share a strategy which can help enormously with food anxiety: the visual menu. What is a visual menu? A visual menu is a method of communicating to your child what you will be serving…
Beyond reason: why rational arguments do not support children’s eating
You are rational – I am rational (please don’t ask my husband and kids to verify this). We make the odd ‘heart over head’ decision and it’s great to listen to intuition too, but largely, as adults, we make most…
Hear the fear: a language tool for parents of anxious eaters
If your child finds eating hard, the chances are mealtimes are stressful and anxious… for both you AND them! Sometimes, your child will put that worry into words. I like to do live Q & A sessions in my private…
The ‘do you like it’ trap
Shannon is five. She is an anxious eater but her parents have learned about positive mealtime parenting practices and as a result, her confidence is building every day. Shannon rarely engages with foods that are not on her accepted list,…
“My child left their ENTIRE meal! Should I serve it again later?”
I love our facebook group (Parenting Picky Eaters) because not only is it a great place to find kindness and support from parents who ‘get it’, not to mention advice from two feeding professionals (that’s me and Simone!)… the group…
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