Trying food
Spotlight on: sugar snap peas
Sugar snap peas and snow peas are different varieties of Pisum Sativum from the pea family, bred to be eaten, pod and all. Hence – as the French say – ‘mange tout’. I have been thinking about them recently because…
1-2-3-4-5… BREATHE
I love how tools which are useful for kids’ emotional wellbeing often also help with eating, and vice versa. In this article, I want to share a quick and accessible exercise you can teach your child, which will help them…
Food art: a help or a hindrance for food-anxious children?
I am genuinely blown away by some of the imaginative ways some people can make art out of food. Just search ‘kids’ food art’ on Pinterest and you too will be blown away… from strawberry mice to boiled egg bees,…
Ten things I wish I’d known about picky eating: Words of wisdom from parents who have been there
This week’s post is a little different. Today, you’ve done the hard work instead of me! I asked parents in the facebook group I run with Australian feeding professional, Simone Emery, (Parenting Picky Eaters), to share one thing they wish…
How to introduce more variety into your child’s diet – WHEREVER they are at
Why is variety important? When you serve your child a limited number of dishes , you are giving them a message that unfamiliar foods are to be feared and are ‘not for them’. Providing variety diminishes anxiety about new and…
What is neophobia?
I normally write about the more extreme end of picky eating, where children have a complex relationship with food and may be genuinely food-anxious. In this article, I’m going to look at the developmentally normal end of the food-rejection spectrum:…
