How to De-escalate Mealtime & Get Your Child to Try New Foods

11/29/18 • 48 min

Wow! What an amazing episode with Shandy this week! Shandy is a speech language pathologist, epidemic answers health coach, soon-to-be a certified nutritional therapy practitioner, and she specializes in neurodevelopmental disorders. You can find her on Instagram @speakingofhealthandwellnessllc and her website at speakingofhealthandwellness.com

If you're having trouble at mealtime with your children, you need to give this episode a listen to turn mealtime into a breeze.

During the episode we talked about:

What exactly a speech language pathologist does
Why your child may not want to be eating during mealtime
Picky eater vs. Problem feeder (don't worry we go over what a problem feeder is to if you're like me and have never heard of that before!)
Best ways to deal with picky eaters
How to give your children positive food exposures
Why you shouldn't expect your child to eat new foods straight away and what you should make happen first
How your child's highchair could be causing eating difficulties
The best brands of high chairs recommended by a feeding specialist (links are below) and how to modify current ones you may have if you're on a budget
Tips for having the outcomes when giving a new food to your child
How to de-escalate mealtime and not have it turn into a power struggle
Problems with sippy cups
Why your toddler should drink with a straw

Resources:

Keekaroo Height Right Highchair - Natural Wood tone

Keekaroo Height Right high chair with infant insert - Mahogany Wood tone

Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair - Walnut wood tone

Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair - White wood

Reusable glass straws

If you're having trouble at mealtime with your children, you need to give this episode a listen to turn mealtime into a breeze.

During the episode we talked about:

What exactly a speech language pathologist does
Why your child may not want to be eating during mealtime
Picky eater vs. Problem feeder (don't worry we go over what a problem feeder is to if you're like me and have never heard of that before!)
Best ways to deal with picky eaters
How to give your children positive food exposures
Why you shouldn't expect your child to eat new foods straight away and what you should make happen first
How your child's highchair could be causing eating difficulties
The best brands of high chairs recommended by a feeding specialist (links are below) and how to modify current ones you may have if you're on a budget
Tips for having the outcomes when giving a new food to your child
How to de-escalate mealtime and not have it turn into a power struggle
Problems with sippy cups
Why your toddler should drink with a straw

Resources:

Keekaroo Height Right Highchair - Natural Wood tone

Keekaroo Height Right high chair with infant insert - Mahogany Wood tone

Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair - Walnut wood tone

Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair - White wood

Reusable glass straws

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