The dinner table is not always an easy place for kids, conflict and stress can exacerbate an already negative situation and adversely impact a child’s eating and weight regulation. Katja Rowell, M.D., aka the Feeding Doctor, establishes and goes beyond the essential habits for creating a happy and healthy mealtime. Specific challenges for foster and adopted children like food insecurity, food hoarding, and preoccupation are discussed with immediate and practical solutions. Parents will learn:
-Strategies to reduce conflict and anxiety around food, plus what to expect in the transition
-How meal and snack routines help picky eating and food preoccupation
-How to introduce and serve foods so that children to tune in to cues of hunger and fullness
-What to put on the table other than “kid” food
-How to avoid the most common counterproductive feeding “mistakes”
Healthy Eating Habits and Beyond: Specific Strategies to Overcome Mealtime Challenges
English
The dinner table is not always an easy place for kids, conflict and stress can exacerbate an already negative situation and adversely impact a child’s eating and weight regulation. Katja Rowell, M.D., aka the Feeding Doctor, establishes and goes beyond the essential habits for creating a happy and healthy mealtime. Specific challenges for foster and adopted children like food insecurity, food hoarding, and preoccupation are discussed with immediate and practical solutions. Parents will learn:
-Strategies to reduce conflict and anxiety around food, plus what to expect in the transition
-How meal and snack routines help picky eating and food preoccupation
-How to introduce and serve foods so that children to tune in to cues of hunger and fullness
-What to put on the table other than “kid” food
-How to avoid the most common counterproductive feeding “mistakes”
