Speaking of Health & Wellness: The Podcast | Supporting Kids’ Picky Eating + Neurodevelopment

My new online course, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠⁠, for parents of children with complex picky eating (with and without developmental conditions), is OPEN for enrollment!

⁠CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY!⁠⁠⁠⁠

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On this fifth and final episode of the Picky Eating Series this week, during the launch of Naturally Navigating Picky Eating, I'm discussing the connections between anxiety, the nervous system, and your child's complex picky eating.

The episode starts with a very brief overview of the nervous system in layman's terms, how it relates to your child's anxiety generally speaking and more specifically with food + mealtimes.

Having a regulated nervous system helps children feel a sense of safety and well-being within their body and environment, which is so needed for proper digestion and absorption of nutrients ("rest and digest" state).

I'll share how you can use external supports, like changing the environment or using diet + nutrition and lifestyle strategies to help support your child's nervous system regulation.

We also cover unique cases that can be related to children with complex picky eating, where pathogens are actually causing immune system dysregulation and there's a low-level inflammatory response, impacting the nervous system -- in PANS/PANDAS conditions.

Listen in for a variety of ideas to support your child's nervous system regulation to help bring down their anxiety and improve their relationship with food + mealtimes... Starting with supporting your nervous system regulation during mealtimes.

If you want to keep learning and receive more guided support to help your child overcome complex picky eating, ⁠⁠LEARN MORE & ENROLL in Naturally Navigating Picky Eating today⁠⁠!

⁠⁠⁠⁠GRAB THE FREE GUIDE: The Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Complex Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠LEARN MORE ABOUT 1:1 COACHING OPTIONS⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

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My new online course, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠⁠, for parents of children with complex picky eating (with and without developmental conditions), is OPEN for enrollment! ⁠

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY!⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you ⁠⁠⁠⁠enroll this week⁠⁠⁠⁠ by May 18th, 2024 at 8:00p CST, you'll get access to everything that's included in enrollment PLUS the LAUNCH BONUS: 3 LIVE Group Q&A Calls with me at no additional cost!

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Does your child's picky eating sometimes drive you a little...crazy? I hear this all the time! I know you know you're not alone, don't you? Let's talk about it!

Tying in the concepts from the previous episodes in this Picky Eating Series, I'm sharing the importance of staying neutral in the times when you're feeling the most annoyed, frustrated, and defeated when it comes to your child's picky eating.

Not only am I discussing why the importance of staying neutral during these times (you can likely already infer why it is), you'll also hear me share actionable strategies and tips that you can implement TODAY, at your family's next mealtime! Listen in to learn more.

If you want to keep learning and receive more guided support on how to bring more ease and joy to your family's mealtimes, ⁠⁠LEARN & ENROLL in Naturally Navigating Picky Eating today⁠⁠!

⁠⁠⁠⁠GRAB THE FREE GUIDE: The Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Complex Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠LEARN MORE ABOUT 1:1 COACHING OPTIONS⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

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© Speaking of Health & Wellness, LLC. All rights reserved.

My new online course, ⁠⁠⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠, for parents of children with complex picky eating (with and without developmental conditions), is OPEN for enrollment! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY!⁠⁠⁠

If you ⁠⁠⁠enroll this week⁠⁠⁠, May 13th, 2024 - May 18th, 2024, you'll get access to everything that's included in enrollment PLUS the LAUNCH BONUS: 3 LIVE Group Q&A Calls with me at no additional cost!

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Building off of the content shared in the episodes before it, in this third episode of the Picky Eating Series during launch week of my new online course for parents, ⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠, I'm discussing how to "meet your child where they are" when it comes to food and mealtimes.

In order to meet your child where they are during mealtimes, you need to understand where they are... I encourage you to do that by zooming out, becoming an observer, taking an inventory of your child's current accepted foods, look for patterns and start making a plan that gently encourages them to the next "step".

Listen in for action-steps and practical examples of how to "meet your child where they are" during mealtimes!

If you want to keep learning and receive more guided support, ⁠LEARN & ENROLL in Naturally Navigating Picky Eating today⁠!

⁠⁠⁠GRAB THE FREE GUIDE: The Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Complex Picky Eating⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠LEARN MORE ABOUT 1:1 COACHING OPTIONS⁠⁠⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

JOIN OUR FREE FB COMMUNITY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingofcommunity⁠⁠⁠

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WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakingofhealthandwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

© Speaking of Health & Wellness, LLC. All rights reserved.

My new online course, ⁠⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠⁠, for parents of children with complex picky eating, with and without developmental conditions, is OPEN for enrollment!

⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY!⁠⁠

If you ⁠⁠enroll this week⁠⁠, May 13th, 2024 - May 18th, 2024, you'll get access to everything that's included in enrollment PLUS the LAUNCH BONUS: 3 LIVE Group Q&A Calls with me!

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Does your child have a lot of food and/or mealtime anxiety that's contributing to their complex picky eating?

Unfortunately, that's not uncommon for the children and families that I serve. You're not alone... and there's hope!

In this second episode of the Picky Eating Series during launch week of my new online course for parents, Naturally Navigating Picky Eating, I'm sharing strategies to help you instill confidence in your child when it comes to food and mealtimes.

Learn more about how you can decrease anxiety by building familiarity and instilling confidence in your picky eater - Listen in!

If you want to keep learning and you need more guided support, LEARN & ENROLL in Naturally Navigating Picky Eating today!

⁠⁠GRAB THE FREE GUIDE: The Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Complex Picky Eating⁠⁠

⁠⁠LEARN MORE ABOUT 1:1 COACHING OPTIONS⁠⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

JOIN OUR FREE FB COMMUNITY: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingofcommunity⁠⁠

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WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakingofhealthandwellness.com⁠⁠⁠

© Speaking of Health & Wellness, LLC. All rights reserved.

The podcast is back! AND... My new online course, ⁠Naturally Navigating Picky Eating⁠, is OPEN for enrollment! ⁠CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY!⁠

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Have you ever wanted to ask, "How do I get my child to eat [whatever food it is]?" -- It's a question I hear all the time!

Instead of asking how to get your child to eat [this or that new food], I'm encouraging you to zoom out and meet your child where he/she is!

In this episode, I'm offering a perspective shift for parents of children with complex picky eating, encouraging a reframing of the goal at mealtimes... Removing so much of that pressure that's placed on your child, on you, on the mealtimes in general.

The goal should always be: A long-standing healthy relationship with food, mealtimes, and their body... and you, as their parent and/or caregiver! Tune in to hear how to develop this with time, consistency, and patience.

⁠GRAB THE FREE GUIDE: The Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Complex Picky Eating⁠

⁠LEARN MORE ABOUT 1:1 COACHING OPTIONS⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

JOIN OUR FREE FB COMMUNITY: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingofcommunity⁠

⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: ⁠⁠@speakingofhealthandwellness⁠⁠

WEBSITE: ⁠⁠https://www.speakingofhealthandwellness.com⁠⁠

© Speaking of Health & Wellness, LLC. All rights reserved.

The podcast is back! AND... My new online course, Naturally Navigating Picky Eating, is OPEN for enrollment! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY!

If you enroll this week, May 13th, 2024 - May 18th, 2024, you'll get access to everything that's included in enrollment PLUS the LAUNCH BONUS: 3 LIVE Group Q&A Calls with me!

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This is a different type of podcast episode for me... It's been a while! Today I'm sharing a professional and personal update on the podcast, sharing what's been going on behind the scenes of Speaking of Health & Wellness, and what's in store.

GRAB THE FREE GUIDE: The Dos and Don'ts for Parents of Complex Picky Eating

LEARN MORE ABOUT 1:1 COACHING OPTIONS

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

JOIN OUR FREE FB COMMUNITY: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingofcommunity

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In this final episode of Season 1 of Speaking of Health & Wellness: The Podcast, I'm covering autism and complex picky eating using my signature © Complex Picky Eating Paradigm as a framework to help guide your understanding of the underlying causes of complex picky eating.

We'll explore the overlapping nature of these five domain categories as they relate to autism and complex picky eating:

Listen in to hear concrete examples, solutions, tips, and insights related to the potential root causes of your child's (and/or client's) complex picky eating, with a special emphasis focus on autism!

Mentioned in the Show:

⁠⁠UPDATE: My online course for parents, Naturally Navigating Picky Eating, is now available! LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY: www.speakingofhealthandwellness.com/picky-eating-course⁠⁠

⁠⁠[CLICK HERE] to grab your FREE Guide: The Dos and Don'ts for Parent of Complex Picky Eaters⁠⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

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Autism Awareness, Acceptance, and Action...Can they coexist? I believe so! 

In Episode 14, I'm covering the diagnostic criteria and rising rates of autism spectrum disorders, as well as the changes in formal diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5.

I'll be exploring various subtypes of autism, and the "communities" within the overall larger community of autism spectrum disorders (specifically the biomedical community, the neurodiversity community, and the traditional behaviorist community).

We'll talk about the difference between person-first language and identity-first language, and how the language we're using within the autism community really does matter... but it might matter differently to different communities within the larger autism community.

I share my own mixed feelings about Autism Awareness Month / day, and offer validation that it's okay for you to have mixed feelings too, if you do.

While there may be differences among the autism communities, I think everyone within the autism community really wants the same thing: For individuals with autism or autistic people, whichever that individual’s preference, to be able to live their best lives and be fully respected and loved.

Let's raise awareness. Let's teach love and acceptance of individuals where they are - always! But let's not forget: There's action to be taken for their individual health needs, and to move this conversation forward as a collective whole.

Push play and listen in to Episode 14 to learn more!

Mentioned in the Show:

BLOG: “Exploring Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders as Whole Body Conditions”

Episode 5: “Exploring Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders as Whole Body Conditions”

TACA Autism Statistics

⁠⁠UPDATE: My online course for parents, Naturally Navigating Picky Eating, is now available! LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY: www.speakingofhealthandwellness.com/picky-eating-course⁠⁠

⁠⁠[CLICK HERE] to grab your FREE Guide: The Dos and Don'ts for Parent of Complex Picky Eaters⁠⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

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In Episode 13 I'm covering 3 prelinguistic skills that all children need to develop before developing language:

1. JOINT ATTENTION; 2. IMITATION; & 3. SYMBOLIC PLAY

This list is not exhaustive of these prelinguistic / pre-language skills but we're highlighting 3 very important ones that you can easily incorporate into your daily routines with your child.

This podcast is for parents of children who are typically developing, have developmental delays, or children who have symptoms or a diagnosis of a known neurodevelopmental condition like autism.

Not only are these skills foundational to language development, they also support social communication skills as well!

Listen in to learn these prelinguistic skills and a variety of examples of how you can naturally weave these strategies into your child's day. Enjoy!

⁠⁠UPDATE: My online course for parents, Naturally Navigating Picky Eating, is now available! LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY: www.speakingofhealthandwellness.com/picky-eating-course⁠⁠

⁠⁠[CLICK HERE] to grab your FREE Guide: The Dos and Don'ts for Parent of Complex Picky Eaters⁠⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.

JOIN OUR FREE FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingofcommunity

As the title shares, Episode 12 covers 5 nutrients for a healthy brain, not just for development and but also for general brain health! I share which foods to find these nutrients in and a variety of ways to incorporate these whole foods into your child's diet. I’m sharing insights and creative ways to improve your child's willingness to tolerate and try these new or even non-preferred foods. Hope you enjoy it!

Mentioned in the show: 

Michelle Hoover from Unboundwellness.com - GFCF (AIP) Recipes - Salmon Cakes

Tony Mitra's work regarding organic chickpeas in North America containing glyphosate

⁠⁠UPDATE: My online course for parents, Naturally Navigating Picky Eating, is now available! LEARN MORE & ENROLL TODAY: www.speakingofhealthandwellness.com/picky-eating-course⁠⁠

⁠⁠[CLICK HERE] to grab your FREE Guide: The Dos and Don'ts for Parent of Complex Picky Eaters⁠⁠

Hosted by integrative SLP/feeding specialist and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Shandy Laskey, M.A., CCC-SLP, FNTP of Speaking of Health & Wellness.