Eat Drink and Be Family

Integrating picky eaters into joyful family mealtimes

Family meals are about so much more than food! Connection, shared laughter, the chance to look each other in the eyes and fill the soul as well as the stomach. As a pediatric occupational therapist I have worked for the past 30 years with children with feeding issues - physical, medical, sensory, behavioral, you name it. And I have raised 3 children, one of whom was extremely picky. I learned through both experiences that when there is a picky eater in the mix, family meals can become battle grounds or worse, they stop occurring because it's just too stressful. I integrate my knowledge of how to overcome eating challenges with tools and techniques to reintroduce family mealtime as a place of inclusion and joy for all family members. (Well...on some days anyway)

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