My child is not eating lunch at school. Or his snacks. He's in grade 1 and his lunch kit often comes home like this ^. You can see one teeny-tiny bite out of the sandwich. Being a dietitian unfortunately doesn't make me immune from common...
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"?...
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...
Since 2002, the World Health Organization and Health Canada have recommended that babies start solid food around six months of life. Before 2002, we were encouraged to start our babies on complementary foods between four to six months. The change to six took a while...
Are you struggling to feed a picky eater at home? And maybe you've tried some common tactics like the "no thank you bite," "three-bite," or “polite bite” rules. This means making your child take a bite (or more) of a certain food before they can...
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...
Our Dietitian shares the research around choking and baby-led weaning, the difference between gagging & choking and how to prevent choking when starting your baby on solids. This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. As a pediatric...
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...
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...
I am happy to bring you this sponsored post today about bison as baby's first food, thanks to my friends at Noble Premium Bison. All thoughts are my own. For years I have encouraged bison as a baby's first food when starting solids. When my own daughter...
