We recommend visiting a health professional if you need further support with your child’s eating habits or nutrition. But we know that it can be hard to know who is the right specialist to approach. Feeding therapists who treat picky, fussy or selective eating may be qualified as Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Nutritionists or…
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Extreme picky eating in children obviously has an effect on the physical and mental health of the child involved, but it can have wider consequences too. Wanting to feed and nourish your child is one of the most basic desires for parents, and when that doesn’t work out as expected parents can have feelings of…
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This is a guest post from our Learn Play Eat feeding therapy advisor, Laura Simmons, Paediatric Occupational Therapist and founder of Theratrak (tech startup for Allied Healthcare) ————————- Eating is tricky. New foods are tricky too. All new foods are tricky no matter who we are. If we are a fussy or picky eater this problem…
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When my son was at his pickiest, we were lucky that he would still drink smoothies, and we found that was a great way to get a load of fruit, protein, dairy and sometimes veggies into him. Now my daughter is 1.5 and teething again, they are once again a daily ritual for us, both…
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Love him or hate him, the quote “Repetition is the mother of skill” from Tony Robbins, is so relevant to picky eating. We’re often told that kids may need to try a food up to 10 times before they may like it. For very picky eaters that could be much more than 10, and even…
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How it works This post to gives you a step by step run through of how the Learn Play Eat app works with some screenshots and there’s a video below too if that’s easier 🙂 1.Choose and prepare your food Experiment Open the app and select ‘Experiments’, tap Let’s start then select and Experiment. You’ll…
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