The Conversation Starts Here When I was a kid, we had family meetings and difficult conversations while eating at the dinner table. Mealtime was always a safe place to have discussions and take the...
Why Use Two Spoons when Starting Solids? When starting solids, it’s important to let your baby explore, play and use spoons at mealtime. Using a spoon is a developmental milestone that is critical for baby’s feeding success....
Infant Food Allergy Fundamentals Filtering through information about infant food allergies and starting solids can be overwhelming for parents. Most of the families I work with in feeding therapy share their confusion about the...
Does Your Baby Overstuff Their Mouth with Food? Do you have a baby that consistently stuffs their mouth with food? Are you panicked about the possibility of choking? This is a common fear parents have, and one of...
An ezpz Smile Makes New Foods Fun On today's blog, ezpz's pediatric feeding specialist (Ms. Dawn - M.S, CCC-SLP) talks about ezpz's smile mats and how they make new foods more fun. Making mealtime fun means more...
How to Introduce Soup to Your Baby Parents want to offer their baby a wide variety of textures and family recipes, which includes warm and cozy soups! When selecting a soup for baby, it is important to...
How to Introduce Romanesco to Toddlers Parents are oftentimes looking to add more green veggies into their child’s diet, but they don’t know how to make it fun, safe and (most of all) simple. They are...
Strategies for Sibling Conflict at Mealtime There are many struggles when it comes to sibling battles, but the most challenging is when it occurs at the dinner table. School-age children are testing limits, toddlers are learning...
Thanksgiving Sensory Food Activities Thanksgiving-themed sensory food activities can encourage your kids to explore new textures and tastes this holiday. This type of hands-on learning can help your children expand their food repertoire and...
How to Introduce Acorn Squash to Baby Acorn Squash is a great first food for baby, but it requires a little prep work to make it delicious and safe. It’s also a great choice for both baby...
Sensory Food Play for Baby We all know that sensory food play is developmentally important for toddlers and school age children (especially if they are finicky), but what about infants? Babies also need to explore...
When to Stop the Pacifier As a Speech Language Pathologist, I recommend using a pacifier with an infant to provide comfort, especially for those moments in public when a mama is looking for a place...
Sensory Food Play for Toddlers Sensory food play is important because it helps your toddler engage with their senses to help with future learning. And when sensory play is focused on food, it becomes even...
Three Ways to Use Purees When Starting Solids As a pediatric feeding specialist and speech language pathologist, I teach parents to start solids at about 6 months of age (depending on baby’s signs of readiness). My passion is...
Starting Solids: Signs of Readiness Feeding therapists and other medical professionals agree that it’s best to wait to start solids until your baby is around six months of age and showing signs of readiness. By...
Throwing at Mealtime Do you remember the first time your baby accidentally tossed some food over the edge of the highchair? Were they rewarded with the “plop” of the food hitting the ground or...
Seating Tips for Mealtime Mealtime is family time, and having baby securely positioned at the table is an important first step to learning to enjoy food. As you start solids, take a peek at...
Snack Hacks Snack time is an occasion to stimulate a child’s development and encourage them to try new foods. However, snack time is not a time for your kiddos to fill up...
Three Puree Textures to Try When offering puree foods, it’s important to select a consistency that is safe for baby’s development. Here are three different puree textures to try with baby to assess their swallow,...
How to Decrease Gagging When Spoon Feeding When it comes to introducing solids to baby, I get a lot of questions about gagging. Parents are concerned about their baby gagging when introducing a spoon, especially since a...
Five Quick Purees for Busy Parents Busy parents are always asking me for fast puree recipes. Here are five quick purees that are made of foods that are easy to find and brightly colored. And guess...
Feeding Tips for Starting Solids As a feeding expert and speech language pathologist, I teach parents to start solids at about 6 months of age (depending on the baby’s readiness signals). There are two popular feeding...
How to Introduce Bananas to Babies When I teach Baby Led Weaning (BLW) classes, I always suggest trying banana as one of the first foods for baby. But I didn’t realize how confusing this fruit is for...
Common Mistakes With Baby-Led Spoon Feeding Independent spoon feeding is a fun mealtime milestone for baby. But sometimes parents make a mistake or two along the way. As a feeding specialist, here are three of the...