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Raising a healthy, happy eater, a parent's handbook-- a stage-by-stage guide to setting your child on the path to adventurous eating, Nimali Fernando, MD, MPH, Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP ; foreword by Rospini Raj, MD

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Raising a healthy, happy eater

bibliography

902986935

Nimali Fernando, MD, MPH, Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP ; foreword by Rospini Raj, MD

a parent's handbook-- a stage-by-stage guide to setting your child on the path to adventurous eating

The right start on a child's food journey is necessary for good health, motor skills, and even cognitive and emotional development. Fernando and Potock show you how to expand your family's food horizons, avoid the picky eater trap, identify special feeding needs, and put joy back into mealtimesHow to use this guidebook -- The start of an emotional journey: parenting the whole child -- Sights, sounds and exploration: understanding the sensory system -- Pack your bags: here we go! -- First steps: six months old and ready for solids -- Now the journey gets interesting: nine to fifteen months -- A bump in the road: sixteen to twenty-four months -- Need an extra guide? the role of a feeding therapist -- The terribly terrific twos -- Are we there yet? the slow road through the threes -- Unexpected guests on this journey and the influence of the outside world: ages four to six -- You call this a rest stop? calming the chaos of the school cafeteria -- Negotiating your path around the holidays -- That's not where i wanted to go! allergies & special diets -- Ladies and gentlemen, you've arrived at your destination!