“We tried not persuading him to eat and it didn’t work.”
Instrumental no-pressure is a concept that I developed while I was analysing the data in my doctoral study of parental feeding practices. It is one of those findings that didn’t make the final cut. The thing with the kind of qualitative research method I used (very...
Spotlight on: Bonnie Searle, pediatric dietitian and PhD candidate
Who are you? Combining the skills and experience gained in teaching with a passion for food and health I completed a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with First Class Honours. Areas of special interest include eating behaviours in children. I am combining clinical...
Helping Parents with Holiday Meal Stress with Avoidant Eaters
Holidays can be hard for parents and children, especially when children are not "typical" eaters. Helping parents anticipate challenges around holiday meals, and brainstorming ways to make things easier can make a big difference in overall stress and even eating....
Spotlight On: Heidi Moreland MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC
Heidi Moreland MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC is a speech language pathologist, and certified lactation counselor, and a Board- Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. She specializes in working with families and children who struggle with eating or...
Is Low-Carb and Keto Safe for Kids
This post was written by Katja Rowell MD and Natalia Stasenko RD "Ali gets too hyper with sugar, so we're trying to limit her carbs, but that cuts out like, most of her accepted foods." "My husband's family is going Keto and he wants our family to do it too. Aside...
Mealtime Anxiety & Sensory Processing in Pediatric Feeding
This post is from Irish feeding clinician and researcher, Hazel Wolstenholme PhD It is very common to hear concerns like, “my child gags a lot when he’s eating”; “she can’t stand the smell when I’m cooking”; “he has difficulty with smooth or creamy textures”; or “they...
Spotlight on: Jennifer McGlothlin
Jenny McGlothlin, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, is a certified speech-language pathologist and certified lactation counselor specializing in the evaluation and treatment of feeding disorders for children from birth through the teen years. She has been practicing for 20+ years and...
Spotlight on: Virginia Sole-Smith
Virginia Sole-Smith is the author of The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. As a journalist, she has reported from kitchen tables and grocery stores, graduated from beauty school, and gone swimming in a mermaid’s tail. Her work has...
Pressure to Eat is Subjective
Invariably, during the Q and A after a parent workshop, a parent with crossed arms would say something like, “Well, the one bit rule works for us!” At which point, their spouse might roll their eyes, or chime in with, “It works for two of our kids, but for our middle...
Spotlight on: Dr Hazel Wolstenholme
Dr Hazel Wolstenholme is a child feeding psychology specialist based in Ireland, working online to support parents globally. She did her psychology degree and PhD at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where she focused her research on family experiences and...
