Raising Adventurous Eaters : Practical Ways to Overcome Picky Eating and Food Sensory Sensitivities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dato, Lara.

Contributor:

Mouton-Odum, Suzanne.

Golomb, Ruth Goldfinger.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Nutrition--Psychological aspects.

Children.

Food preferences in children.

Child psychology.

Child rearing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland : New Harbinger Publications, 2022.

Summary:

Children who are picky eaters often have sensory sensitivities that contribute to their food aversions--whether it's smell, taste, texture, or appearance. Written by a pediatric occupational therapist with a specialty in feeding, eating, and swallowing, this book offers eight evidence-based sensory strategies to help kids develop a positive relationship with food, so they can become healthy and adventurous eaters for life.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Part One: Vision

1. Introducing New Foods

2. Plates and Plating

3. Brand Specificity

4. Minimizing Visual Distractions

5. Making Food Fun

Part Two: Tactile

6. The Importance of Messy Eating

7. Managing Tactile Defensiveness at the Dining Table

8. Introducing Other Tactile Sensations

9. Introducing New Food Textures

Part Three: Smell

10. Adjusting the Environment

11. Helping Your Child with New Smells

12. Building a Smell Vocabulary

Part Four: Taste

13. Food Chaining

14. Preventing Food Jags

15. Empowering Children and Developing Their Tastes

Part Five: Auditory

16. How We Talk About Food

17. The Power of Crunch

18. Managing Auditory Sensitivities

19. Minimizing Distractions

Part Six: Body Awareness and Motor Planning (Proprioception)

20. Picking the Right Utensils

21. Mealtime Misbehaviors

22. Teaching Chewing Skills

23. Ending Pocketing

Part Seven: Balance (Vestibular System)

24. Positioning and Posture

25. Setting Mealtimes Up for Success

Part Eight: Internal Body Cues (Interoception)

26. Teaching Your Child to Read Their Body Cues: Hungry or Full?

27. Managing Constipation

28. Raising a Child That Eats Intuitively

Part Nine: Mental Health

29. Food and Anxiety

30. Encouraging Positive Body Image

31. Helping Your Child Gain Weight

32. Helping Your Child Lose Weight

Part Ten: Maintaining Sensory Regulation

33. Family Routines

34. Expanding Family Foods

35. Getting Everyone on the Same Page

36. Tips for Dining Out

37. Tips for Holidays

38. Tips for Eating at School

Conclusion: The Start of a Lifelong Food Adventure

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Additional Resources

References

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Dato, Lara Raising Adventurous Eaters

ISBN:

9781684039531

1684039533

9781684039548

1684039541

OCLC:

1350686377