by Eve Reed | Dec 4, 2014 | Blog, child health, Childrens' Eating
Having structured mealtimes can be difficult: it means that you actually need to decide what you are going to serve. That is a lot of planning, but, of course, it is easier to make these decisions before the actual meal time arrives. To make life easier, it is best to... 
by Eve Reed | Nov 21, 2014 | Blog, Fussy eater
Parents often approach me individually or at public talks and bring up issues of their child being a fussy eater. It’s one of the most common things that comes up. Parents will often describe their fussy eater as having eaten everything until a certain age and then... 
by Eve Reed | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog
A mother named Prue came to see me recently because she was concerned about her four-year-old son, Alex. Alex, she explained to me, would only eat a narrow variety of foods. Because of this, he has had low iron levels in the past, and is taking an iron supplement... 
by Eve Reed | Aug 20, 2014 | Blog
When I meet with parents for the first time, I ask them what are their main concerns about their child’s eating. One of the most common concerns is that their child will only eat a few types of food. Sometimes all they want is milk and some soft foods such as... by Eve Reed | Jun 19, 2014 | Blog, Childrens' Eating
Have you noticed how people in the same family can have very different sleeping and eating patterns. One may be an early riser which is hard when it’s a young child and their parents just want to sleep that extra half-hour or so. Another may be a night owl and... 
by Eve Reed | Jun 13, 2014 | Blog, child health, Childrens' Eating
How do children lose the ability to know when they’ve had enough? How do children become overweight if they know how much to eat? Do they lose the ability they were born with to self regulate their food intake? When parents do their feeding jobs according to...