Bonus Material: 7 Day Toddler Meal Plan (with easy meal ideas for picky toddlers!) Did your parents ever say the famous line “Stop playing with your food!” when you were growing up? Mine sure did! And although playing with food was totally unacceptable in the past, it’s now associated with so many benefits that truly […]
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Portion Sizes Vs Serving Sizes: How Much Does Your Toddler Actually Need?
As a parent, making sure our children eat enough food and get proper nutrition for growth can be stressful, and many parents often struggle with knowing just how much food is considered the right amount. Parents will often ask me how much their child should be eating…but there simply isn’t an easy answer! When we […]
The Best Strategies For Weaning Off Breastmilk
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Choosing how long and if to breastfeed your child is a personal decision for parents, with many choosing to stop within the first year of life and others choosing to continue well into toddlerhood. Official guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding until baby is at least six months old, and then […]
Why And How To Start Serving Family Style Meals
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Have you ever wondered if how you serve your meals has an impact on the mealtime dynamic? It’s not something we often think can have a significant affect on what and how our toddlers eat, but it’s true! Simple tweaks can make a huge difference in how independent and in control a toddler feels, how […]
How to Avoid Catering Meals
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Parents ask me all the time what my thoughts are on offering their baby/toddler an alternative meal if they refuse the first choice. Is it bad? Is it okay under certain circumstances? What if it’s the only way to get their child to eat? This is a topic that I feel quite strongly about, as […]
The Division of Responsibility in Feeding
Moms and dads…this is probably going to be one of my most important blog posts I’ll write! And the one that will change your lives around feeding if you can implement what it talks about. So turn off your other screens and see if you can find 10 minutes where you can be alone and […]