Tips for Peaceful Family Mealtimes Tip One: Never force your child to eat or clean their plate, bargain, punish, threaten, reward, coax, negotiate, or strongly encourage your child to eat. By doing this, you are setting yourself up for a show down with your child and making extra work for yourself. Tip Two: Ignore refusals,…
4 Tips to Survive Thanksgiving with a Picky Eater
Thanksgiving is next week, and if you have a picky eater you may be feeling a little uneasy. While for most, it is a day of family and fun; for the parent of a picky eater, coupling battles over food with the pressure of onlooking family can be almost too much to bear. Fear not!…
Toddlers Accessing Smart Devices
How “Smart” is it?— Does Media Effect our Children’s Development? With the holidays approaching, I find myself in the grocery more and more. As I was checking out one of my many trips, I noticed a toddler no more than 2 years old in the cart in front of me sitting quietly, entertaining herself by…
Halloween can be EXTRA SCARY for kids with food allergies… but YOU can help!
Imagine excitedly jumping into your favorite costume, rushing out to trick or treat with your friends, only to repeatedly pass on all of the treats while you watch your friend’s bag begin to break at the seams? Imagine the aching disappointment and embarrassment you might feel at the end of the night when you sheepishly…
