May 18, 2020 | Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Family meals, Feeding dynamics, Pressure
We’ve had quite a few questions about how to navigate children serving themselves condiments such as ketchup, sugar, maple syrup and honey. Here are some of the questions and our answers: My daughter (5yo) loves condiments like salad dressing and ketchup. She...
May 5, 2019 | Family meals, Feeding, Pressure
Do you remember when you were a kid and your swimming teacher wanted you to jump into the pool from the high dive board? At every swimming lesson, the pressure just built up to jump off that board. It wasn’t even required to pass the class, but the other kids were...
Apr 14, 2019 | Eating, Family meals, Food insecsurity
How frequently do you worry about having money for food? Do you go hungry in order to provide for your children? Your concern for them is impressive. However, children know you are doing it, and they feel bad about it. Why not consider some surprising strategies that...
Feb 23, 2019 | Family meals
How you feed your child differs from one developmental stage to the next. Initially you feed from the breast or from a bottle, holding your infant close to you. Their task is to suck, swallow and breathe whilst you support their body in your arms. Once they start...
Nov 25, 2018 | Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Family meals, Medication
Parents whose children who are being treated with medication for ADHD have particular feeding challenges. The medication spoils children’s appetites, children eat poorly, and parents worry that their child’s growth will be stunted. Often, parents and their children...
Apr 9, 2018 | Eating Competence, Family meals
Families always eat, but, in the words of a Minneapolis parent addressing the challenges of family dinner, “We don’t always sit down and eat together if it’s fast food, like we would if it was home cooked.” The same research group found that families are more likely...
