Monday Funday: It’s A Jam Jellyfish!
A great idea for our picky eaters LEARN TO LOVE FOOD When was the last time you fiddled with your fork and drew a picture in the last bits of sauce on your plate? If it was the last time you had a...
View ArticleThe perfect gift for Mother’s Day, by Kiri Carter (ChildFund New Zealand)
As Mother’s Day approaches, stories about motherhood abound. One theme repeated all around the world is the challenge of getting children to eat nutritious food. Kiwi mums have plenty of choice when...
View ArticleKids and Eating Disorders: Recognising the Signs and Intervening Early, By...
Margarita Tartakovsky interviews Dr. Ovidio Bermudez, M.D., medical director of the Eating Recovery Center’s Behavioral Hospital for Children and Adolescents. “Early recognition and timely...
View ArticleTrusting a Baby to Know How to Eat, by Julia Scirrotto
“You need a class to tell you how to feed your baby?” my dad laughed down the line to London, where I live. I was en route to a workshop on introducing my six-month-old daughter to solid food and was...
View ArticleNow Our Kids Love Eating Fruit! By Kirsteen McLay-Knopp
Getting kids to eat healthy food, including fruit and vegetables, can be a struggle. Recently I discovered this awesome little machine, which makes fruit peeling and coring into a fun activity for...
View ArticleWhy Texture Matters For Picky Eaters, by Kim Humphrey MS CCC-SLP, a pediatric...
Texture is often the primary reason we choose or refuse foods. We may crave the way something feels in our mouth and, though we like the taste, it’s not our primary reason for wanting it. Or we hate...
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