I’m answering one of the most common questions I get “how to handle food throwing?” In this video I’ll share a bunch of tips and strategies to help curb food throwing behaviors applicable to babies, toddlers, and children (preschoolers.) – I’ll share some behaviors YOU can implement that’ll not only Read more…
A parent asks about hiding certain foods or ingredients in their child’s meals. I’ll break it down and address some of the mindset issues here – should we “hide”? Does it foster a trusting relationship? How can we stop hiding? Here are some strategies that also include more food exposures Read more…
Explore a new way of approaching mealtimes to reduce mealtime battles, picky eating, and stress levels. Discover what aspects of a meal YOU as the parent control and what your child controls to make for more harmonious meals. Parents decide: What nutritious foods to serve, the timing/schedule, environment Children decide: Read more…
There are so many things that we as parents worry about around the holidays. Whether it’s meltdowns, how to handle a friend or family member pressuring our child to eat at mealtimes, dessert, leftovers, or something else. If you’re worried about travel and need some tips there, here’s a guide! Read more…
Traveling with kids is hard! There’s a lot of things to pack and keep track of. From a nutrition standpoint, there’s also a lot to think about like keeping schedules, mini meal snacks, snacking when bored, and travel-safe healthy options. On our recent 15 hour long-haul flight, I kept some Read more…
Babies and children understand SO much (yes, even before they can sign or speak.)Talking to them and observing them gives us great clues as to why they are screaming or crying. Step 1: Observe. Why do they appear to be screaming? Have they run out of something on their tray? Read more…
Here’s my answer:First of all, it’s ok to not like every food! It’s ok for you and it’s ok for your child. A real life example from my family is my husband doesn’t like bananas (and lots of other fruit, he’s the picky eater in our family!) So if my daughter asks for Read more…
Here are some tips for success when it comes to eating out with young children. For babies under ~14 months, bring “whole” foods from home to keep sodium low, especially under 12 months (e.g.; broccoli, tofu, less mess quinoa cups) For toddlers in the range of 14-20 months, bring some food from home they can Read more…
A lot of parents have reached out with this problem… Food throwing and how to manage it. Here is a short guide to help get things back on track. Babies often drop food towards the end of the meal, when they’re no longer eating/hungry, look for and identify those cues (check out this article Read more…
It is really frustrating when you’ve prepared a meal for you family and you want to sit together and enjoy it, but your child doesn’t want to stay at the table with you. Here are some tips to help: Set up your expectations verbally “We’re going to eat dinner now Read more…