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...
Apr 3, 2020 | Child, Feeding relationship, Picky eating, Toddler
There is a video on Facebook that has had over 7 million views. You’d think it would be a positive, heart-warming post. Instead it depicts a young girl whose mother is telling her that they are no longer going to buy fast food meals. It shows the girl’s...
Mar 14, 2020 | Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Feeding, Parenting
Have you had problems with grandparents not accepting how you feed your children? Recently, a mother described the situation with her in-laws: My husband and I have been successfully implementing Satter’s division of responsibility in feeding (sDOR) since our now...
Feb 15, 2020 | Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Eating Competence
Ellyn Satter was recently interviewed for The Dr. Taz show. This recorded podcast is a great opportunity to hear Ellyn Satter talk not only about food, eating, and feeding, but about emotional health and positive family relationships. Dr. Taz was surprised throughout...
Feb 1, 2020 | Baby, Breastfeeding, Eating, Feeding, Infant feeding, Infant nutrition
Some say yes: Breastfeeding any time and at any age is nature’s way and therefore best. Others say no: When a child is between one and two years of age, we feed them on schedule, not on demand, and that includes breastfeeding. This is a developmental issue Ellyn...
Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
This holiday season, give the gift of freedom: Freedom to enjoy mealtimes with your child; to eat without fear, guilt, or anxiety; to know you can handle whatever feeding or eating challenge comes your way. This is the freedom parents and adults experience after...
Aug 12, 2019 | Eating Competence, Professionals
Newsflash! Woman breaks dieting cycle, discovers stopping point! Sally is a 28-year old, unmarried, professional woman who learned from her mom at a young age “how to diet.” She was a regular attendee at Weight Watchers meetings by the time she was...
Jul 19, 2019 | Eating Competence
Brenda is a 45-year old mother of four whose “eating-without-eating” consisted of finishing off her children’s plates of food while standing at the kitchen counter, bingeing on cookies while standing in the pantry where nobody was watching, and...
Jun 14, 2019 | Adult, Eating, Eating Competence, Weight
An all too typical first meeting with a new client struggling with eating, weight and with their relationship with food goes something like this, “I have issues and I’m so hoping you can help me. I’ve been trying to lose weight on and off for as long as I can...
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...
