If you're struggling with a challenging eater or just challenging behavior in general at the dinner table (aren't we all!), the BFM Family Meal Planner is a great starting point to find more solid ground in your feeding relationship. It will help you more clearly define your role in feeding (and your child's), understand the role that schedules play in creating a better eater, and move you from a "catered" feeding approach to a "considerate" one.
"I offer PLENTY of sweets, but she's still hyper-fixated."
As a kids' dietitian, I've heard quite a few parents lament this and wonder if something more might be going on with their child.
But, rest assured, sugar addiction is NOT a real thing. (I ...Read More
This is a hard truth for parents to hear: ANY type of regular restriction (except for a medical reason, like a food allergy) is disrupting your child’s relationship with food.
And here’s why:
🙅♀️ When we try to control HOW MUCH our kiddos eat, we ...Read More
Just your annual reminder to leave those 'food rules' at the door and let kids be kids on Easter and other candy-centered holidays.
Even if they don't eat other foods?
✅ Yes
Even if you think they will feel sick?
✅ Yes.
If you're struggling to entice your kiddo to the breakfast table or simply trying to add more variety and mix up the same-ole-same-ole, you're not alone.
Our notion of 'breakfast foods' is often quite narrow (cereal, eggs, waffle, oatmeal, bagel... ...Read More
You can relax about the veggies, honestly.
Increasing vegetable consumption is one of the most common goals when new families come into my private practice.
Why?
Mainly because we've been told over and over again how ESSENTIAL they are to raising ...Read More
