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Fussy eating and the holidays  Children experiencing Fussy Eating, Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) or ARFID, often find the holidays overwhelming and stressful. Caregivers of children experiencing feeding challenges, also find the holidays extremely stressful and...

This blog is dedicated to my favourite profession (biasedly because it is my profession), which is Occupational Therapy! Typically, a dietician or speech therapist is sought after regarding feeding therapy, while their role is important, an Occupational Therapy role...

Looking after our mental health in times of stress   Fussy eating and feeding challenges can cause a lot of stress for caregivers. Our mental health is important and supporting it directly impacts feeding and mealtimes. I don’t know about you but the things we...

Should we let children play with their food?    Children need to have time and opportunity to play with their food, in order to learn about and become comfortable with a range of foods. Playing with food allows for children to learn about the sensory properties...

Why won’t you sit still? Does your child struggle to sit still for the duration of a meal, often fidgeting, moving around, sitting on their knees, or preferring to stand? To ourselves we are thinking, why won’t they just sit still, it’s not that hard. It is likely...

Is it more than just ‘Fussy Eating?’ ‘Fussy Eating’ or ‘Picky Eating’ is a term commonly used when describing a child who is restrictive or selective around their food choices. For us, ‘Fussy Eating’ is a red flag for an underlying feeding challenge. A child typical...