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The Golden Twenty Minutes: pre-meal preparation for your picky eater

This strategy will help get your child into the best frame of mind for enjoying a meal with you. Some children find family meals really challenging; invest some time in setting them up to succeed.

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The Skill of Learning to Chew – a guest post by Krisi Brackett

Krisi Brackett is a speech pathologist with over 20 years experience in paediatric feeding. She runs the fantastic site Pediatric Feeding News. Here is her guest post all about the vital skill of chewing.

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How to help your picky eater when you’ve run out of ideas.

Sometimes it really can feel like the end of the road for parents. If you have completely run out of ideas, the strategy I share in this post can be the beginning of your child’s  journey towards a varied diet.

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Your child’s eating: are you over-invested?

Are you emotionally invested in your child’s eating? Yes! Of course you are. Because caring deeply about your child’s health and well-being is at the heart of being a loving parent. But what happens when you care too much?

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How to deal with ‘helpful’ feeding advice

This one is for anyone who has decided to make some changes to mealtimes and has an understanding of what it takes to give children a great relationship with food, but not everyone is on side…

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How (not) to teach children about nutrition

Teaching children about nutrition is a hot topic. In this post, I look at how health messages are conveyed and I share 10 tips on how to teach children about nutrition in a psychologically healthy way.

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