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Picky Eating and Other Food Issues
Picky Eating and Other Food Issues
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Have mealtimes become a battleground in your house, is your child a picky eater, or do you have a child who eats too much? We provide lots of tips in our conversations with Dr. Katja Rowell, a family doctor and author of Love Me, Feed Me, 2nd edition, and Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating. She has a special interest in supporting foster and adoptive parents.In this episode, we cover:What are some of the typical food issues for adopted or foster kids, especially those who have experienced trauma?How does trauma impact feeding?Responsive eating leaves space to recognize what the body needs.What do you mean by felt safety and focusing on connection?What is a responsive and flexible framework for feeding kids with brain-based differences?How to best deal with kids who are significantly underweight.How to best handle extreme pickiness.How to handle children who are eating too much, emotional eaters, or who are overweight.Why do kids from foster care or institutional settings often become larger than optimal for their health?Practical tips for establishing healthy eating patterns in adopted or foster kidsmodified family style servingsupporting nutritionsensory support at mealtimesfood “exposure” therapyAdditional Resources:Love Me, Feed MeBlog: Parents on dessert with dinnerFollow Dr. Rowell on InstagramThis podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family buildingSupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily
Released:
Jan 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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