Food Refusal: Who’s Calling Whom Manipulative?
For reasons other than eating, I’ve been drawn to the work of Dr. Ross Greene and his approach to managing challenging behaviour. His work with behaviourally challenged kids looks at […]
Fearing Fat and Why You Shouldn’t
Fat. Just close your eyes and let that one word roll around in your head for a moment. Did you come up with thoughts of overweight and unhealthy? Propaganda is […]
America Did Not Invent The Picky Eater
“Picky eating is an American problem. If children were not offered junk or fast food to begin with, they would have better palates for healthy food and they wouldn’t be […]
Judging, Blaming and Shaming the Picky Eater
Who taught you that the value of a child is the ratio of height to weight? The number of vegetables consumed each day? The milestones achieved each month? How many words are spoken? […]
Careful With That Mother Guilt
Let’s start this off in agreement that fruits and vegetables are good for you. Now let’s abandon the idea that if your kids aren’t loving the fruits and vegetables, you’re […]
Mealtime Hostage 