by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Apr 17, 2012 | Picky Eating, School Age Kids
UPDATE: See the new and revised post here that includes all three posts at How to Keep Mealtimes Positive. This is the second installment in a four part series I am posting on making meal-time positive. Click here to read Part 1. Hopefully you are on your way to...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Apr 14, 2012 | Baby, Sensory Issues, Toddlers
I wanted to share a quick idea for a fun play activity that is great for babies and toddlers. I did this for my first born because it made me crazy that he kept charging after the Kleenex box once he started crawling, pulling out each tissue and...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Apr 13, 2012 | Baby, Picky Eating, School Age Kids, Strategies, Toddlers
Pre-kids I use to enjoy sitting down in front of the boob tube for dinner occasionally and just watching a rerun of Cash Cab or something from the DVR. I would settle down into the couch, plate in my lap and eat away. I always ate faster and more when I was in...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Apr 11, 2012 | Picky Eating, Recipes, School Age Kids, Starting Table Foods, Toddlers
Cooking with your kid is a great way to get them interested in eating their meal and introducing new foods. When we give our kids something new to eat, it often just shows up on their plate, looking totally foreign. They don’t know where it came from, what...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Apr 6, 2012 | Picky Eating, School Age Kids
Sam’s snack today: peanut butter on graham crackers with sliced strawberries. UPDATE: See the new and revised post here that includes all three posts at How to Keep Mealtimes Positive. Kids that dislike eating or have really limited diets can make even the most...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Apr 2, 2012 | Baby, Picky Eating, School Age Kids, Toddlers
Everyone has food preferences, some more than others, but did you know that it takes at least 10-12 times to know if we really don’t like something? That’s right, let that sink in a minute… Remember, the brussel sprouts that you swore...
