Wow! What an amazing episode with Shandy this week! Shandy is a speech language pathologist, epidemic answers health coach, soon-to-be a certified nutritional therapy practitioner, and she specializes in neurodevelopmental disorders. You can find her on Instagram @speakingofhealthandwellnessllc and her website at speakingofhealthandwellness.com

If you're having trouble at mealtime with your children, you need to give this episode a listen to turn mealtime into a breeze.

During the episode we talked about:

• What exactly a speech language pathologist does
• Why your child may not want to be eating during mealtime
• Picky eater vs. Problem feeder (don't worry we go over what a problem feeder is to if you're like me and have never heard of that before!)
• Best ways to deal with picky eaters
• How to give your children positive food exposures
• Why you shouldn't expect your child to eat new foods straight away and what you should make happen first
• How your child's highchair could be causing eating difficulties
• The best brands of high chairs recommended by a feeding specialist (links are below) and how to modify current ones you may have if you're on a budget
• Tips for having the outcomes when giving a new food to your child
• How to de-escalate mealtime and not have it turn into a power struggle
• Problems with sippy cups
• Why your toddler should drink with a straw

 

Resources:

Keekaroo Height Right Highchair - Natural Wood tone

Keekaroo Height Right high chair with infant insert - Mahogany Wood tone

Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair - Walnut wood tone

Stokke Tripp Trapp high chair - White wood

Reusable glass straws