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...
Misophonia: Discovering Relief
This post is from our Lived Experience advisor, Skye Van Zetten Misophonia: The Google consensus for the definition of misophonia seems to be an intense emotional reaction to specific sounds. While technically accurate, this definition doesn’t really do the experience...
Worry about “healthy” foods negatively impacts feeding, and what to do about it
“I can’t handle letting them eat all this junk food.” “My sister keeps sending me videos about Paleo and thinks it will help my son’s ADHD and anxiety, but dairy and bread and crackers are his go-to’s.” Worry about nutrition can fuel counterproductive feeding What...
The Magic of Authentic Play vs Playful Therapy
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” Fred Rogers From Maria Montessori to Mr. Rogers, as well as in scads of academic papers, many in the...
Nutrition Note: How Much Protein for Kids
Protein seems to be a common nutrition concern in pediatric feeding. Parents commonly worry that their child doesn't get enough. Most parents greatly overestimate how much protein a child needs. One mother offered a perfect example. After a workshop, she approached...
