Jo Cormack
Feeding kids in a foreign country: How I made overseas travel work for my picky eater.
Erica Noble is a teacher, Mum and Family Food Educator, based in Tasmania I invited her to share her insights from a recent trip to India, after she posted about it in Parenting Picky Eaters, the Facebook group I co-run with…
How to recognise (and move out of) a negative snack cycle
As a therapist, I am really interested in why we approach feeding in certain ways; in the beliefs, thoughts and feelings that drive our actions. This article is not about why I don’t recommend a grazing pattern of feeding children…
The conundrum of rolling mealtimes in Early Childhood Education settings when you are an advocate of Division of Responsibility!!
[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15826449_1422071721138722_8752141629759863770_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=f4809bd5729f07660df83b20e6d9e7dc&oe=5C045D02[/author_image] [author_info]New Zealand-based Anya Bell is a nursery cook with a background as a professional chef and a passion for training childcare professionals in facilitating a supportive mealtime environment. She is all about real food and promoting curious…
Ten things I wish I’d known about picky eating: Words of wisdom from parents who have been there
This week’s post is a little different. Today, you’ve done the hard work instead of me! I asked parents in the facebook group I run with Australian feeding professional, Simone Emery, (Parenting Picky Eaters), to share one thing they wish…
Exposure: how many times should you serve a new food?
The stats on exposure Anyone working in the field of food and feeding will be very familiar with the often quoted research on the number of exposures required before a child will accept a new food. Actually, studies vary;…
How to introduce more variety into your child’s diet – WHEREVER they are at
Why is variety important? When you serve your child a limited number of dishes , you are giving them a message that unfamiliar foods are to be feared and are ‘not for them’. Providing variety diminishes anxiety about new and…
