Chaya Stern is an occupational therapist who specializes in feeding therapy and coaching parents in feeding. Her mission is to help parents decrease stress during mealtimes and increase variety. Rivki and Chaya talk in-depth about practical strategies to help with feeding even picky kids. Chaya also touches on the importance of observing and learning your kid’s cues when it comes to food to foster a healthy conception and idea around it.

CHAPTER MARKERS

Chaya’s Intro - 1:46

Foundational concepts of Chaya’s methods - 4:20

The parents’ and child’s responsibility - 8:27

Being flexible as a parent and implementing exceptions - 17:43

Integrating family mealtimes with picky kids - 20:17

Navigating a child copying eating patterns of a close family member - 23:51

Making more stable meal time for your kids and snack ideas- 27:41

Why we shouldn’t lie to kids - 30:2

Helping a picky eater develop more variety into their palette - 33:43

Why you shouldn’t bribe kids to eat - 38:29

How food habits/patterns can be connected to a kid’s personality - 40:18

Practical strategies for dealing with picky eaters - 45:36

Chaya’s top meal strategy - 54:35

Find Chaya:

- Chaya's Instagram

- Chaya's Website

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- Rivki's Instagram

- Rivki's Blog

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