Support without suffocation & autonomy with abandonment increases children's confidence w food. Punishment=adrenalin=appetite suppression. Praise used correctly (praise effort & process not the person) is the most effective strategy to support a young person with their eating. #feedingtherapy #food

"Eating is the most difficult sensory task that children do!" #Foodrefusal is often mistaken as behavioural, when it is a natural response to compensate for underdeveloped feeding skills & regulation challenges.
#Feedingtherapy can help!
#feedingdifficulties #feedingtherapydietitian #fussyeating ?×

#Fussyeating is often a symptom of an underlying cause that can be addressed.

Low muscle tone makes chewing & swallowing harder, causes fatigue, discomfort & avoidance of hard/chewy foods. #feedingtherapy can help.
#feedingdifficulties #sosapproachtofeeding #multidisciplinarycare

"Good nutrition is not just WHAT to eat, it's HOW to eat."Children with sensory &developmental challenges gravitate towards foods that are easy to eat: calorie not nutrient dense. Meat &veg are harder to eat
#feedingdifficulties #feedingtherapy #feeding #sosfeedingtherapy #foodinteraction #foodplay

"1/2 of families with a paediatric feeding disorder are clinically depressed. It's extremely stressful living with children with feeding disorders. Second only to parents of children with cancer."
#feedingdifficulties #feedingtherapy #feeding #sosfeedingtherapy #foodinteraction #foodplay

"When children don't eat it's not because something in their body doesn't work as expected. Feeding issues are not in their head, not in their parents' heads."
#feedingtherapy #feedingdifficulties #sosapproachtofeeding #sosfeedingtherapy

Looking forward to sharing some new #feedingtherapy and #foodplay ideas with the families I work with, with children with #feedingdifficulties, after a week of updating knowledge and skills.
#sosapproachtofeeding #feeding #sos

Lunch box inspo for back to school published by National Nutrition Foundation

#lunchboxideas #lunchbox #lunchboxideasforkids #backtoschool #kidslunchbox #kidslunchboxideas

Stocking up on lunchbox regulars:
-Fruit: fresh, dried, canned
*berries
* stewed apples & plums
*dried fruit
-Cherry tomatoes, cucumber
-Cheese, choc milk
-Eggs, tuna
-Bread, hot cross buns & crumpets for quick after school snacks
-Extras: lamingtons (new to my kids but flashback for me)