Sep 5, 2018 | Baby, Feeding
Just when you start to relax, now comes word that you have to be careful not to overfeed your baby! Always ready to pack for a guilt trip, having grownup children doesn’t save us from second-guessing what we did back then! Not to worry! Relaxing and having good times...
Jun 24, 2018 | Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Feeding, Feeding dynamics, Obesity
These days, it’s common for researchers to conclude that “deficits” in children are what cause obesity. That is, there is something wrong with the child that leads to obesity. Self-control, generally defined as the ability to delay gratification, is a case in point....
May 10, 2018 | Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Feeding dynamics, Trust, Uncategorized
Recently, I was doing an assessment in my clinical practice and reviewed a video of a family meal – Mum, Dad and their four-year-old daughter. The meal lasted 58 minutes! How could a four-year-old sit at the table for that long, I hear you ask. Well, she did a pretty...
Feb 17, 2018 | Eating Competence
Diets don’t work You probably know that diets don’t work. If they did, people wouldn’t be coming up with new ones all the time, billions of dollars wouldn’t need to be spent on ‘dieting’ and we would all be competent eaters....
Dec 13, 2017 | Family meals, Feeding
Many parents tell us that they find providing meals stressful, in particular the evening meal. They go to the effort of getting a meal on the table and then one or more of the family members could well reject it. So they resort to catering to the likes and dislikes of...
