Welcome to Your Kid’s Table!
Our mission at Your Kid’s Table is to provide parents, caregivers, and professionals working with children reliable, realistic, and professional strategies to help them confidently and appropriately manage their child’s eating and sensory processing.
Pediatric occupational therapist and mom, Alisha Grogan, is the creator of the site with over 200 articles to help you and your child overcome challenges like picky eating, sensory issues, and difficulty learning to eat table foods.
You’ll also get inspired with recipes kids love, sensory activities that promote development, and support for parents.
To help you get started, click on the question below that you want answered the most!
WANT TO CREATE LONG LASTING HEALTHY EATING HABITS FOR YOUR CHILD?
Begin with these steps:
- First, read Eating Basics, these are the fundamental steps to create a lifelong, healthy relationship with food.
- Then, find out how to avoid being a short order cook, this is my fundamental strategy so you avoid picky eating.
- Next, learn how to dodge common mistakes parents make and phrases that shouldn’t have been said about food.
- You’ll want to ensure you’re offering enough variety of foods to maximize your child’s diet.
- Lastly, Print out a free one month menu plan here to give you some inspiration.
DO YOU WANT SOME GUIDANCE ON HELPING YOUR CHILD THROUGH NORMAL EATING MILESTONES?
Begin with these steps:
- First, you’ll want to head to Feeding Milestones to find a guide for all your child’s eating related milestones, this gives you the big picture and tutorials for everything from straw drinking to starting finger foods to using utensils.
- Then, get your child’s feeding schedule:
- Next, learn how to stop worrying about if your toddler is eating “enough” and find out just how much they do need to be eating in Toddler Portion Sizes.
- And, don’t miss how to stop breastfeeding or how to stop bottle feeding, these weaning guides will save your sanity!
- Lastly, head over to Finger Food Ideas and Meal Ideas for babies and toddlers. These are two of my all time most popular posts, and for good reason!
ARE YOU STRUGGLING WITH A PICKY EATER?
Begin with these steps:
- Start by reading The BEST Strategy for Picky Eaters (don’t miss part 2 either). This can be difficult for parents to hear, but I strongly believe this is a critical first step if you want to create a healthy relationship with food for life.
- Then, give some thought to what the underlying cause of picky eating is for your child with this list of 5 Reasons Kids Don’t Eat. Once you’ve checked off the first two steps you may need to address the root of the problem, which will now be much more effective.
- At this point you may be wondering how severe your child’s picky eating is, if so go to Take The Picky Eating Quiz here.
- Now grab a seat in our free workshop: 3 Keys to Turn Around Picky Eating where you’ll learn my top 3 strategies that you can start using today! Click here to get a free spot.
KID GOT SENSORY ISSUES? THIS WILL HELP...
Begin with these steps:
- First, head over to the Sensory Basics page to get an introduction to sensory terms and activities.
- Then, find out if you’re child is displaying sensory red flags that you might be missing. (Don’t miss the free printable!)
- Did you see any red flags? Find out what a sensory diet is. (Hint it helps your kiddo with those red flags).
- Next, you’ll want to check out over 100 sensory activities that you can start doing with your child, and teaching them to do themself!
- If you think your child is a picky eater and has sensory needs then learn specific strategies for sensory processing and picky eating.
- Lastly, grab a seat in our free workshop: 3 Expert Secrets to Calm and Focus Your Child with Specialized Sensory Activities, we’ll show you how to manage (and improve) sensory issues at home! Click here to get a spot.
GOT A BABY OR TODDLER THAT ISN'T EATING TABLE FOODS?
- First, you are going to want to check out this tutorial: How to Transition Babies and Toddlers to Table Foods.
- If you’ve got a baby that gags a lot then learn what to do in our Baby Gagging Guide.
- And, if you feel like your tot isn’t interested, head to My Baby Won’t Eat. We’ll walk you through some great beginning steps.
- Don’t miss our free workshop on 5 Big Mistakes Parents Make When Feeding Their Baby or Toddler Table Foods! Click here to get a seat, we’ll send you a free workbook too!
