Mealtime Musings: Needs Matter
Anxiety is a typical response to any situation perceived as uncontrollable or unavoidable. Taking a test, giving a presentation, or any situation (including eating) where the outcome is unknown will create a […]
Category Archives: Advocacy
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 […]
12 Things Selective Eaters Want You To Know
Author note: Selective eating was added to the 5th edition of the DSM-V in May 2013 as Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. “You didn’t eat the peas,” “Why don’t you […]
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