Breadcrumb Home Stories Home Plate: The Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program Blog Food Before One: Is it Really Just for Fun? If you belong to any parenting groups or follow any parenting blogs online, there is a good chance you’ve heard the phrase “food before one is just for fun.” Proponents of this idea typically believe that breast milk or formula can and should meet all of a child’s feeding needs during the first year of life. So where did this idea come from, and just how accurate is it? Read More Maintaining a Healthy Weight Andrea Heyman from Kennedy Krieger's Nutrition Dpeartment discusses how you can determine if your child is maintaining a healthy weight and provides some tips for managing their weight and growth over time. Read More Transitioning from Bottle to Cup Many children become attached to their usual feeding routine and resist any changes to it. In this post, we discuss the transition from bottle to cup and different methods parents can use to help make their child's transitions as seamless as possible. Read More Constipation: The Picky Eater’s Plight Jody Robyler, a nurse practitioner in the Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program at Kennedy Krieger, discusses the causes of constipation, how to tell if your child is constipated, and what to do if your child is experiencing constipation. Read More Chewing the Fat with Our Occupational Therapist and Speech Pathologists Babies acquire feeding skills as they acquire other developmental skills that serve as the foundation of their eating habits for years to come. In this post, we discuss the typical development of oral motor skills and when you should consider consulting with a professional. Read More Set Up for Success: Developing a Mealtime Routine Establishing a consistent mealtime routine is key to ensuring your child enjoys mealtime. In this entry, behavioral feeding specialist Liz Masler offers tips for developing a more structured meal Read More Why Won't My Child Eat? There are a variety of reasons why your child may refuse to eat. We'll explore some of those reasons and explain why your child may be reluctant to dig in at dinner time. Read More School Lunch: It's in the Bag Do you struggle to think of foods to pack in your picky eater's lunch? We provide recommendations for packing a healthy lunch that your child will eat. Read More Picking Your Battles with Picky Eaters Is your child especially particular about the foods they eat? In this post, we discuss picky eating in children and provide tips on how to prevent mealtime battles. Read More Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page ›
Food Before One: Is it Really Just for Fun? If you belong to any parenting groups or follow any parenting blogs online, there is a good chance you’ve heard the phrase “food before one is just for fun.” Proponents of this idea typically believe that breast milk or formula can and should meet all of a child’s feeding needs during the first year of life. So where did this idea come from, and just how accurate is it? Read More
Maintaining a Healthy Weight Andrea Heyman from Kennedy Krieger's Nutrition Dpeartment discusses how you can determine if your child is maintaining a healthy weight and provides some tips for managing their weight and growth over time. Read More
Transitioning from Bottle to Cup Many children become attached to their usual feeding routine and resist any changes to it. In this post, we discuss the transition from bottle to cup and different methods parents can use to help make their child's transitions as seamless as possible. Read More
Constipation: The Picky Eater’s Plight Jody Robyler, a nurse practitioner in the Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program at Kennedy Krieger, discusses the causes of constipation, how to tell if your child is constipated, and what to do if your child is experiencing constipation. Read More
Chewing the Fat with Our Occupational Therapist and Speech Pathologists Babies acquire feeding skills as they acquire other developmental skills that serve as the foundation of their eating habits for years to come. In this post, we discuss the typical development of oral motor skills and when you should consider consulting with a professional. Read More
Set Up for Success: Developing a Mealtime Routine Establishing a consistent mealtime routine is key to ensuring your child enjoys mealtime. In this entry, behavioral feeding specialist Liz Masler offers tips for developing a more structured meal Read More
Why Won't My Child Eat? There are a variety of reasons why your child may refuse to eat. We'll explore some of those reasons and explain why your child may be reluctant to dig in at dinner time. Read More
School Lunch: It's in the Bag Do you struggle to think of foods to pack in your picky eater's lunch? We provide recommendations for packing a healthy lunch that your child will eat. Read More
Picking Your Battles with Picky Eaters Is your child especially particular about the foods they eat? In this post, we discuss picky eating in children and provide tips on how to prevent mealtime battles. Read More
