Month: October 2018
The ‘grab-and-go’ approach to eating
This is the second in a series of articles where I invite you to interrogate how you relate to food and what that might mean for your child. Last week, I explored what it means to be a food-lover, parenting…
Parenting a picky eater when you really love food
In this series of articles, I’m exploring YOUR eating habits and not your child’s. How you eat; how you feel about food; how you think about food. Your eating has lots to do with your child’s eating. Not necessarily in…
BOOK REVIEW: Conquer Picky Eating for Teens and Adults by Jenny McGlothlin SLP and Katja Rowell MD
This book for teens and adults who want to build their eating confidence is another gem from Jenny McGlothlin and Katja Rowell, authors of Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating. It is a very practical book; ideal for adults…
The ‘good enough’ parent, the ‘good enough’ meal…
When my eldest daughter (now on the brink of teenage-dom) was a baby, I was studying for my Masters in counselling. I know – crazy – I enrolled when I was pregnant and had no idea what being a mother…
Autonomy, control and sweetcorn: why we shouldn’t push children to eat
I eat pretty much everything. I love cooking and I love food. Of course, there are a few things I am not keen on, like sundried tomatoes and blackcurrants, which I wish I liked but somehow they taste too intense…
