SLP Corner: Planning for Holiday Meals with a Picky Eater
by Melanie Potock, CCC-SLP As an SLP focused on the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders, there is one common denominator among all the families on my caseload: The stress in their homes at...
View ArticleTherapy Activity of the Week: A Food Literacy Activity for the Picky Eater
[Source: Therapy & Learning Services] Food should be fun and there is no better way to put this into action than building with food. Don’t worry, I’m not suggesting complicated food art that looks...
View ArticleStudy Suggests 3 Steps to End Fussy Eating
[Source: Science Daily] Parents could banish their children’s fussy eating habits by following three simple steps, a new study suggests. Introducing the ‘three Rs’ — Repetition, Role Modelling and...
View ArticleBook Review: Raising a Healthy Happy Eater
“Dr. Nimali Fernando and feeding therapist Melanie Potock help parents navigate the journey of child feeding, eating, drinking, nutrition, and related topics from birth to the school cafeteria. Their...
View ArticleCould Cartoon Characters Get Kids to Eat More Fruits and Veggies?
[Source: Medical News Today] Cartoon characters are often used to market so-called junk food to children. However, new research from Italy suggests that the same technique might be used to nudge...
View ArticleHow ‘Nature and Nurture’ Maybe Influencing Eating Behavior in Young Kids
[Source: Medical X-Press] For most preschool-age children, picky eating is just a normal part of growing up. But for others, behaviors such as insisting on only eating their favorite food item—think...
View ArticleSLP Corner: Planning for Holiday Meals with a Picky Eater
by Melanie Potock, CCC-SLP As an SLP focused on the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders, there is one common denominator among all the families on my caseload: The stress in their homes at...
View ArticleBook Review: Raising a Healthy Happy Eater
“Dr. Nimali Fernando and feeding therapist Melanie Potock help parents navigate the journey of child feeding, eating, drinking, nutrition, and related topics from birth to the school cafeteria. Their...
View ArticleSLP Corner: Planning for Holiday Meals with a Picky Eater
by Melanie Potock, CCC-SLP As an SLP focused on the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders, there is one common denominator among all the families on my caseload: The stress in their homes at...
View ArticleNew Research Offers Hope For Parents of Picky Eaters
[Source: UCL News] An intervention developed by UCL psychologists significantly increases consumption of fruit and vegetables commonly disliked among picky young children, new research has found. The...
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