Child & Family Feeding
What does feeding children involve?
Feeding Children
Parents and caregivers often approach feeding children as a struggle, and something to be "fixed" or "managed". In reality, children of all ages inherently possess most of the cues required to feed themselves in a way that meets their nutritional requirements and encourages their natural curiosity, but only when parents do their part and allow the child to do theirs.
Amy has spent 18 years working with parents to help them feed their children in emotionally and behaviorally healthy ways, effectively mitigating mealtime meltdowns, food challenges, and "short-order cooking", and ultimately establishing a healthy, long-term relationship between the child and eating, into adolescence and adulthood.
What are some challenges feeding children?
Challenges Feeding Children
-Refusal to eat at mealtimes and snacktimes
-Mono-diet, eating the same foods over and over
-Eating in secret or hiding food for later
-Perceived as underweight or overweight
How can Amy help feed children as an Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian Nutritionist?
How can Amy help?
Amy has presented widely on the topic of feeding children in emotionally and behaviorally healthy ways, including her signature workshop: Talking With Their Mouths Full. Based on the seminal work of Registered Dietitian Ellyn Satter and her Division of Responsibility for family feeding, Amy frequently finds that families possess all the tools they need to allow children to nourish themselves.
Parents and caregivers often find relief in having to do less, not more, when it comes to effective feeding. They also potentially learn about unconscious beliefs that they have carried with them since their own childhoods that influence feeding practices. Amy values working with families on this eye-opening and vulnerable journey.