Picky Eating - Your Kid's Table

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We know how to help picky eaters learn to eat new foods, decrease mealtime stress, and what foods to give picky eaters!  Get our top 9 tips and 25 Picky Eater Meal Ideas in a free printable by clicking below.

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How to Teach Your Baby or Toddler to Eat Table Foods

 

It’s alarming when your baby refuses or has trouble chewing their food. They may spit it out, gag, or refuse to even try. You need a plan! How about 10 simple steps to teach your baby how to eat table foods.

Picky Eating

Picky eating is a phase most children go through as a toddler, but it’s not always a phase and some kids don’t grow out of it. Get started with our best resources like How I Turned My Picky Eater Around, 27 Picky Eater Meal Ideas, and our free workshop: 3 Keys to Turn Around Picky Eating

 

Natural Weight Gain Smoothie Recipe for Kids

Worried about your child’s weight? Try this easy healthy high calorie weight gain smoothie recipe that’s specifically designed for  toddlers and kids. Help picky eaters to gain weight! Affiliate links used below.  Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure.   There are two big worries parents often have when they’ve got a kid that’s a picky eater… One, are they getting all the nutrients they need? Two, are they...

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Everything You Need to Know About Feeding Therapy

What is feeding therapy? Does your child or toddler need therapy, and if so, how do you get a feeding evaluation for them? Get answers from a feeding specialist! For well over a decade, a big part of my job as an occupational therapist was doing feeding therapy with toddlers and kids, from mostly in people’s homes through early intervention, but also in a private school setting, too.  And, over the last 5 years, there have been more emails than I can...

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5 Ways to Stop Mealtime Tantrums for Toddlers and Kids

Tantrums during meal time can leave you feeling drained and frustrated, but there’s a way to stop mealtime tantrums and teach your toddler or child to come to the table for meals without all the drama! When I talk about picky eating, teaching babies to eat, or simply how to teach your child how to eat well, I always share the advice to eat meals at a table. Sounds simple, but it’s not always easy. Some kids and toddlers not only refuse to come to the...

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Turning My Picky Eater Around: An Easy to Follow Plan

Reverse picky eating with this step by step plan from an OT and mom, perfect for toddlers, 3 year olds, 4 year olds, and up through the school age years!   I’m a pediatric occupational therapist that has spent my career helping kids with picky eating. But, the sheer frustration and overwhelm of having my own son that only ate a few foods, gagged and refused new foods, was a huge reality check.  I knew what to do, but putting it into practice in a way...

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5 Important Signs That A Child Might Be Struggling With Anxiety

Could your child have anxiety? Learn 5 sneaky signs of anxiety in children from an expert therapist so you can help your child. Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure.   When my son was 7, he showed his first sign of anxiety and I missed it. I, the occupational therapist that had worked with hundreds of kids, totally didn’t realize that my son’s crying and freakouts about going to school were due to anxiety. In his case, it happened...

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8 Ways to Help Your Child Sit Still to Eat!

Learn how to get your child to sit still for dinner, lunch, or any meal whether they’re 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6+ years old with these tricks from an occupational therapist!  Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure.   Do you have a kiddo that flees the dinner table a few minutes into the meal or is so fidgety while sitting at the table they can barely eat?  It’s a question that comes up quite a bit around here, because I talk a lot...

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8 Secret Strategies for Sensory Issues with Food

Why do children have sensory food aversions? And, how can you help them overcome sensory issues with food? Get the answers and 8 simple strategies…  Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure.   From the very beginning of Your Kid’s Table, I have always wanted to help parents better understand sensory processing and anything related to kids and eating. Over the last few years, I have answered many comments about how the two things...

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5 Reasons Kids Refuse to Eat

Feel like you’re banging your head against the wall trying to figure out why your child won’t eat anything or refuses to eat at all?  There are real reasons and ways you can help picky eater kids.  Learn how from a feeding expert and mom.             Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure.   As an occupational therapist, parents ask me all the time “Why does my child refuse to eat anything?”   It’s frustrating...

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Everything Oral Sensory Processing: Activities and Input Ideas

Learn everything you need to know about oral sensory processing: oral sensory seeking activities, sensory diet ideas, calming benefits for picky eaters, sensory seekers and sensory sensitivities! Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure.   Thank you to our sponsor, Chewigem USA. Chewigem USA provides a wide assortment of quality and safe chewy jewelry, which is perfect for oral sensory processing. So many kids with oral needs benefit from quick...

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How to Get Your Kid to Eat Meat

Wondering how to get your kid to eat meat, if they are getting enough protein, or which meats your child will like best? Learn tricks for kids who don’t like meat.   Meat is a mealtime staple that adds protein, nutrients, and a variety of flavor and texture to your child’s diet. It can “beef up” a menu rotation by increasing the ways to diversify simple dishes for your family. But many kids find meat difficult to eat, unappealing, or will outright refuse to...

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