by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 8, 2021
Sensory food play is a simple but effective solution to help picky eaters add new foods to their diets. These sensory food play ideas for picky eaters allow children to interact with food in a low-pressure way, which increases a picky eater’s willingness to try...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Nov 16, 2020
Few things are as frustrating as making a meal that your child refuses to eat. (To be clear, I’m not talking about chronic refusal or inability to eat, but the occasions that happen every so often.) You’re doing everything right. You know they need to eat, but the...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Nov 2, 2020
You finally took the leap and began introducing new foods to your super picky eater – despite their resistance and meltdowns and despite all of your reservations. Congratulations! It’s an important first step. Only is the experience not like you expected?...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Oct 5, 2020
Feeding a picky eater is stressful! Many of the parents I work with in Conquering Picky Eating are not only worried about the small number of foods their child eats. They also worry about whether or not their child will grow properly. They question whether their child...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Sep 7, 2020
“They’ll grow out of it.” “It’s just a phase.” “Don’t worry, they’ll eat when they’re truly hungry.” Sound familiar? As a parent of a child who struggles to eat, these phrases might be ones you’ve heard before. Picky eating is a common part of childhood. So much so...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Aug 10, 2020
It’s hard to identify extreme picky eating at first. Is it normal and will it go away or is this something more severe? Should you let it play out or begin to seek help? In the beginning it’s impossible to know and often by the time you identify your child’s eating as...
