7 Steps to Encourage your Child to Eat Vegetables
How to get kids to eat vegetables…..one of the most common feeding struggles! The short answer is you can’t “get” your kid to eat vegetables...
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6 tips for getting your child to sit at the table (and stay there!)
If you have a toddler or preschooler, they likely don't sit still at the dinner table. Instead, you may be familiar with getting up and down and running around during a meal. "How do I get my child to sit (and stay) at the table"?...
Best High Chairs to Make it Easier for your Child to Eat
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. I recently completed SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) training to learn how to help more extreme picky eaters. One main takeaway from the course was how many factors affect a child's...
The 4 Most Important Nutrients to Support your Child’s Immune System
I am happy to bring you this sponsored post today, thanks to my friends at Zespri Kiwifruit. All thoughts are my own. If you have kids, you're likely struggling with back-to-back illnesses and viruses throughout the fall and winter. A-CHOO! No specific food or nutrient can prevent...
Pros and Cons of starting solids at 4 months vs 6 months
Since 2002, the World Health Organization and Health Canada have recommended that babies start solid food around 6 months of life. Before 2002 we were encouraged to start our babies on complementary foods between 4-6 months. The change to six took a while to catch...
The Three-Bite Rule for your picky eater: Does it work?
Are you struggling to feed a picky eater at home? There's so much conflicting advice about how to deal with this! From your doctor, your mom, friends, social media…. And maybe you've tried some common tactics like the "one-bite" "three-bite rule" “try-it” or “polite bite” rules. Which is...
5 tips to managing kids & sweets & raising healthy eaters
It seems like kids have sweets thrown at them from everywhere these days. Get a haircut? Have a lollypop! Valentine’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, a birthday at school….come home with a loot bag full of candy! So how do you manage treats and desserts for your...
Gagging & Baby-led Weaning: How to prevent choking when starting finger foods
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. Are you starting your baby on solids? The biggest worry I hear from parents and health professionals when offering babies their first finger foods using a baby-led weaning, is fear of...
How to Select a Good Multivitamin for Your Child
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. Are you worried that your child isn't getting enough vitamins and minerals to grow their best? Or are they sick all the time and you want to strengthen their immune...
Why is my child a Picky Eater? And what to do about it!
If you have a picky eater at home, you might be struggling to get your kids to try new foods. You've probably become a short order cook. And you may feel like you have to bribe, pressure or reward your child to try even take one...