Boob to Food podcast: Fussy toddlers and navigating toddler mealtimes with paediatric OT Rachael Smith
Do you have a fussy eater at home? Are mealtimes turning into a battleground? You’re not alone! In fact, information about taming the toddler at mealtimes has been so highly requested, we even wrote a book about it (more on that in the episode!).
For those who don’t know Rach, she is a mum to her daughter Olive and son Teddy, a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, and the owner of Therapy Time, a private practice based in Brisbane.
Even before having her own family, she has always been passionate about taking a big picture approach to child development. Rach strongly believes that what we eat has a huge impact on everything and sees this everyday in her clinical practice (and at home).
Meal times are a big deal for our little ones, and they require a lot of sensory, fine motor, oral motor, and behavioural skills. With her gentle, kind and empowering approach Rach equips parents with a toolkit full of responsive, evidence-based and family-centered strategies.
In this podcast I talk about:
what is a fussy eater and when we may expect out child to show signs of fussiness
when fussy eating has gone beyond what is considered normal and is in the realm of problem feeding
whether we can avoid having a fussy eating and Rach's tips and strategies to minimise the chances
top tips for having enjoyable family mealtimes if our little one is saying no to everything we offer
... and so much more
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