Managing Picky Eating in Toddlers: Insights from a Pediatric Occupational Therapist
By Melissa Perlee MS, OTR/L As a pediatric occupational therapist, I work with many families to address picky eating. While it’s entirely normal for children to have food preferences and in fact common for toddlers to go through a picky eating phase from 18 months to 3 years of age, persistent and pervasive picky eating […]
Helping Children Establish a Healthy Relationship with Food
By Karnie Babikian, Nutrition Educator Many significant dietary changes occur in the first years of life as children transition from milk/formula to soft solids and eventually to a diet including various foods and beverages. In this period, children learn how to eat and explore what food really is- both of which play a significant role […]
Picky Eating – When should I be concerned?
By Madison Gwizdalski MS-CCC, SLP Picky eaters…. It seems like all of us know someone who can fit inside this category. Even as adults we can think of others who are very selective in their food choices. For children, it may seem as if your kiddos food preferences change weekly, even daily! But how do […]