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Grow and development along side your baby and toddler.
Share with your friends and family and help me reach more new parents just like yourself. Help me connect with new moms and build content that is important to YOU!
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Can I avoid meltdowns with my toddler?
We can certainly manage them better when we understand where they are coming from or what might be the precipice.
You'll see how to navigate different situations when you get into the juicy details around these 3 HIDDEN Sensory Systems ... which most pediatricians don't even recognize.
In this episode, I'm sharing what they are and how best to support their integration in your toddler.
Let me share my secrets to avoiding many meltdowns as you introduce solids to your toddler and expand his experience during mealtime.
You'll walk away from this episode with more confidence and better equipped to assess your setting - building upon your foundation and ready to enjoy your toddler's exciting growth and development.
Together we can bring family mealtime back to the "norm" and you can watch your toddler THRIVE !
Share with your friends and family and help me reach more new parents just like yourself. Help me connect with new moms and build content that is important to YOU!
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Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and share with me when you’re listening! Screenshot where you are in the episode, and tag me, @erin.hyer, on Instagram.
GET 18 PROVEN STRATEGIES TO AVOID PICKY EATERS - CLICK HERE
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Wondering if there's a way to prevent your kids from becoming picky eaters? Or how to get a fussy eater to actually eat and try new foods?
Put these 15 STRATEGIES into immediate action to prevent AND repair picky eating all together.
No parent wants their child to be a picky eater.
Just imagine feeding them the same three things day after day, cooking separate meals, and battling through breakfast, lunch and dinner - for YEARS!!
NO PARENTS WANTS THAT ...
And yet, almost 50% of parents label their toddler as a picky eater... that's an estimated 1.8 million toddlers.
STARTLING.
MIND BLOWING.
PREVENTABLE.
GOOD NEWS - studies demonstrate that there are ways to stay ahead and PREVENT picky eating in your baby and young toddler.
Listen to these 15 STRATEGIES FOR ADVENTUROUS EATING - PART THREE (don't forget to listen to EPISODE 39 and EPISODE 40 )
Together we can bring family mealtime back to the "norm" and you can watch your toddler THRIVE !
Share with your friends and family and help me reach more new parents just like yourself. Help me connect with new moms and build content that is important to YOU!
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Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and share with me when you’re listening! Screenshot where you are in the episode, and tag me, @erin.hyer, on Instagram.
GET 18 PROVEN STRATEGIES TO AVOID PICKY EATERS - CLICK HERE
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In this episode we continue the conversation of how to Stop Picky Eaters in their tracks - essential strategies and mindset shift.
Between six and nine months of age, we are setting the stage. It's an INTRODUCTION to solid foods, but plan you must!
Although it's a learning process with some trial and error, there are very specific strategies that keep you and your baby on track.
You never want to turn into a "short order cook" or "prepackaged family" --- you strive for healthy eating, family time, and learning together.
Avoid food battles, meltdowns and worry. Support physical development, emotional health, and consistent energy.
Good eaters, make great speakers!
Share with your friends and family and help me reach more new parents just like yourself. Help me connect with new moms and build content that is important to YOU!
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Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and share with me when you’re listening! Screenshot where you are in the episode, and tag me, @erin.hyer, on Instagram.
GET 18 PROVEN STRATEGIES TO AVOID PICKY EATERS - CLICK HERE
www.HyerLearning.com
In this episode, we discuss strategies to PREVENT picky eating habits with babies and young children.
Today we cover five PROVEN STRATEGIES that can help with introducing solid foods.
HINT: this is just the beginning…
These strategies help you build a strong foundation for
healthy eating habits and AVOID long-term struggles with picky eating, while supporting early speech development.
Good eaters, make great speakers!
Share with your friends and family and help me reach more new parents just like yourself. Help me connect with new moms and build content that is important to YOU!
Subscribe so you won't miss any of these exciting episodes by CLICKING HERE
Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and share with me when you’re listening! Screenshot where you are in the episode, and tag me, @erin.hyer, on Instagram.
GET 18 PROVEN STRATEGIES TO AVOID PICKY EATERS - CLICK HERE
www.HyerLearning.com
In this episode Erin discusses how:
Listen and enjoy establishing true connection with your little guy or gal.
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In this episode we walk through 5 common, everyday items that could delay development and WHY you need to be more thoughtful before you jump in.
Becoming a new mom in this modern world is challenging enough, we can avoid unnecessary traps, when we are better informed.
Stay focused on your goal … healthy and unencumbered development for your baby!
You are building neuro-connections ---> neuro-pathways (roadways) for self-soothing, healthy sleep, engaged communication, learning, balance, coordination, integration, thinking, and social playing!
Your baby's brain is “under - construction” which makes his mouth, hands, feet antennas to collect information AND learn through real-life experience.
Listen to explore which everyday items could become a BARRIER TO HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT.
Erin is looking through the lens of a specialist who has supported 1000’s of children & families over 35 years of clinical practice - stop struggling, find clarity for freedom to thrive.
Ask yourself … what can you and your family do to set up your home environment so your baby thrives? What simple changes can you make to decrease fussiness and unnecessary struggle?
Let’s dive into it …
Human communication develops in a predictable pattern and parents who know what those are will stay ahead of the curve ... and your toddler will build his talking skills with ease.
Listen and enjoy establishing true connection with your little guy or gal.
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We continue the conversation on the four central pillars which support strong verbal communication skills, which developed through every day experiences.
In this episode, I present how parents who understand why playing peek-a-boo is so critical to brain development can jumpstart talking, understanding and learning more naturally. What red-flag to look for and how to enhance your everyday activities to expand growth easily.
When we bring it back to basics, reinforce how humans learn naturally, everyone wins. Your toddler "hits" his milestones through experience, practice, opportunities and you attention.
Nothing can replace your time together.
With these four central pillars attention, self-regulation, understanding, curiosity, and expressing herself seem to blossom with ease.
Listen and enjoy establishing true connection with your little guy or gal.
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ERIN HYER INSTAGRAM
Want to jumpstart your toddler's talking?
Want to know the secrets behind peek-a-boo?
Want to connect learning to listen and cognitive skills?
In this episode we cover all of that - and more.
Human communication develops in a predictable pattern and parents who know what those are will stay ahead of the curve ... and your toddler will build his talking skills with ease.
Listen and enjoy establishing true connection with your little guy or gal.
HYER LEARNING WEBSITE
ERIN HYER INSTAGRAM
In this episode, I share the 5 BASIC rules to support your baby & toddler to eat (and LOVE) a variety of solid foods - by passing the purees - through Baby Led Weaning methods.
I cover a few secrets that can alleviate delayed progress, frustration and overwhelm.
I bet your pediatrician, daycare provider, nanny or great auntie won't know these basic 'rules' and strategies - and they don't know how to connect good mouth experiences (chewing, eating, drinking, swallowing) to stronger speech development.
But after listening to this episode - YOU WILL.
It's a win-win for baby and you ... listen to the end as I have some homework for you :)
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From the publisher's feed
Calm, developmentally grounded guidance for moms of babies and toddlers.
As a mom of a baby or toddler, it can feel like everyone has an opinion - and very few answers that…
Talking Toddlers is a podcast for moms who want calm, trustworthy, developmentally grounded guidance - without fear, guilt, or unrealistic expectations.
I’m Erin Hyer, a licensed speech-language pathologist with nearly 35 years of experience supporting young children and their families. I’ve spent my career on the floor with toddlers, partnering with parents, consulting with early educators, and training graduate students to understand how children truly grow, learn, and communicate - through relationships, everyday routines, and meaningful language experiences.
This podcast breaks down how the young brain learns, why certain behaviors or challenges show up, and how parents can gently support development before small concerns become bigger ones. I believe parents are in a powerful position — not to do more, but to understand more.
Each episode offers:
My goal is simple: to help moms feel empowered and toddlers feel supported - so learning, communication, and connection can grow naturally at home.
New episodes of Talking Toddlers are released weekly.
This is a space for clarity, connection, and courage - where moms come to slow down, trust themselves, and support their child’s development with confidence.

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