Fussy Eating
It’s a familiar story to many of us…. baby was eating everything offered and then suddenly started refusing foods. What happened!!!
Fussy eating is a relatively common childhood phenomenon but being reassured about this doesn’t make your mealtimes any less stressful. It doesn’t help you to know what to do when faced with yet another meal that’s been refused or when you find yourself putting fish fingers in the oven AGAIN because you know your little one will eat them.
If you are nodding along as you read this, then my online fussy eating course is for you.
As a mother to two small children and as a feeding specialist speech therapist with over 20 years’ experience supporting families with their infant and children’s feeding/eating, I am uniquely positioned to provide you with all the tools and tips to turn your mealtimes from stressful to stress free!
What can you expect in the course?
This course is aimed for parents of children who are picky with their eating. It is suitable for toddlers to older children with no upper age limit. Whether they are just starting to be picky and you want to know how to manage this new fussiness, or if its more deeply embedded and you’re sick of making them the same meals and want to change things up – the course will meet your needs.
The course contains a series of short videos (self-paced) which you can watch in whatever order you’d like in your own time. All the videos are captioned for customers with hearing impairments/deafness or for those who may choose to watch with sound off. There are 25 videos in total. Alongside videos there is written content and downloadable information/resources.
In the course you will learn:
All about fussy eating and how and why it develops
What to expect with your child’s appetite, growth, and portions. Having appropriate expectations can help reduce stress when they don’t do things as “you expect”
How to establish routines and roles in eating and during mealtimes
How to keep exposing your child to new foods without wasting foods and making multiple meals for your family
How to stop catering for your child’s preferences whilst still ensuring they eat something
How to set your meals up to make it more likely your child will try and eat new foods
How to meal plan for your fussy eater and the whole family
How to manage stressful mealtime behaviours
How to manage food refusal
The Fussy Eating course is for you if…..
You have a child over the age of one
You want evidenced based, sound quality information from a trusted expert professional
You want practical tips that are easy to implement as a busy parent
You’re worried your child isn’t getting the right balance or nutrition they need
Mealtimes are stressful for you and your family
You’re fed up of making multiple meals for your whole family
You want to know if you are ‘doing the right thing’ when it comes to managing your child’s picky eating
The course is broken down in to 6 key modules:
INTRODUCTION
Fussy Eating Overview
How Fussy Eating Develops
Fussy Feeder Red Flags
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
Managing Expectations: Growth
Managing Expectations: Appetite
Managing Expectations: Portions
Managing Expectations: Routines
ROUTINES & ROLES
Setting Mealtime Routines
Different Snack Timing Options
You Provide, They Decide
EXPOSURE & MAINTAINING VARIETY
Love It, Like It, Learning It
How to Select Foods
Cycling Foods & Meal Planning
Exposure Away from the Table
MANAGING MEALTIMES
Family Mealtimes Serving Family Style
On the Plate
Dips & Dippers
Managing Waste
Pressuring Children to Eat
Mealtime Language
MANAGING CHALLENGING SITUATIONS
Food Refusal/Offering Alternatives
Dessert Management
Not Coming To or Staying At the Table
Using Distractions
Download: Nutritional Concerns