This workshop is designed for parents struggling to add more variety into their child’s diet.
The presentation will begin with a discussion on selective eating and factors that can affect a child’s eating. Dr. Binnendyk will then discuss how food preferences develop and the importance of children tasting a wide-range of foods.
Using video examples, Lauren will provide step by step strategies for expanding a child’s diet. Strategies include ways to increase the likelihood your child will take a bite as well as how to respond when your child is refusing.
She will then discuss how interventions can be modified to fit each family’s mealtime routine.
Lauren will conclude the presentation by answering questions commonly asked by parents during therapy. Examples of questions include:
“What if I’ve tried rewards but my child still won’t take a bite?”
“What if my child is now dependent on the iPad for meals?”
“What if it never gets easier to feed my child?”