Day in day out, I see children with feeding difficulties and fussy eating difficulties. As a Paediatric Feeding Speech Pathologist and Feeding therapist, there are some common themes with the fussy eating population. And I would like to share a very common one…. Parent says – “What would you like to eat for dinner tonight?” […]
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Fatten Charlie Project – when you are worried about your fussy eater’s weight…
Fatten Charlie* Project….. Were the words that a mum used to describe her child’s feeding journey when we first met in July last year. This amazing mum had spent her life trying to add calories to everything her child ate. She was tearful and worried in our initial appointment and hopeful for some strategies to […]
Reader question: “What do I do if my toddler refuses their dinner meal – let them go hungry? or give them another meal?
Reader question: “What do I do if my toddler refuses their dinner meal – let them go hungry? or give them another meal? This question recently came up in a local mummy group that I am privileged to be a member of. What intrigued me with this question was that everyone had a slightly different […]
Let’s take a chill pill with the healthy school initiative…. I am appealing to you as a Feeding Speech Pathologist and parent (with a personal story)
Let’s take a chill pill with the healthy eating initiative – I am appealing to you as a Feeding Speech Pathologist and parent (with a personal story). The media has been full of stories about junk food bans on lunch boxes and canteens with every social media opinion on top of that! Now I understand […]
Supporting your child’s eating at daycare and preschool
A patient of mine recently contacted me about her child’s eating at daycare and it got me thinking about this common issue for many of my patients. As a parent I know I personally struggled with this at my son’s daycare in the early days as well. For ease of reading, let’s refer to child […]
Fussy eating is not the “new normal” – keep that glass half full and wait for your silver lining.
Oh how wonderful it was to have 7 days away on a family break. This was my view where I spent many afternoons reading and thinking. One of the things that I dwelled upon was how far my Mr 8 has come in his food journey. A lot of my patients will know that my […]
One Handed Cooks book review – top 5 reasons why I love this book!
Good morning! Well you already know my readers that I am a fan of the One Handed Cooks blog and when a little birdie told me last year that they were writing a book I had to get my hands on this hot number! Well it’s now published and on the top 3 best sellers […]
Are you pressuring your child to eat? Then read this please…
Oh it’s been a while since I’ve blogged and I apologise to you all. My practice has been super busy with new and current referrals and well family life is just always busy – but whose life isn’t right? When I was in India, I was chatting with a lovely new friend about what I […]
Part 2: Reducing mealtime battles and improving fussy eating.
Part 2 – As you know, one month ago I started following Ellyn Satter’s division of responsibility principles to the letter and you would have seen in my first post, the videos of what “not to do” and “what is recommended”. Thank you for all the positive feedback with part 1 of this blog, I […]
Reducing the mealtime battles and fussy eating – ‘Division of responsibility’ (Ellyn Satter) in real life.
As you know I recently attended the 3 day Ellyn Satter Australian tour in early September looking at The Feeding Relationship and Eating Competence. The 3 days were great and I have preached her wise words particularly on the Division of Responsibility (DOR) for years. But I walked away with several questions running through my mind and […]