Feeding Difficulties in Children: Expert Help for Picky Eaters, Food Refusal & Mealtime Stress

Do you have a picky eater? Is every mealtime stressful?Don't worry, we have you covered with this episode of Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood PodcastFeeding Difficulties in Children: Expert Help for Picky Eaters, Food Refusal & Mealtime Stress.This week's topic can be surprisingly complex for families. Food can be one of life's greatest pleasures, but if you have a little one who finds food challenging, it can become a daily battle.From picky eaters to food refusal, difficulties chewing and swallowing, or other feeding challenges, these can all be really stressful for parents and family mealtimes. To help with feeding and mealtime challenges, we welcome Nicole Wu, Speech Pathologist and Co-Founder of Learn to Eat Love to Eat, to the podcast chair.We discuss:- What the role of a speech therapist is when it comes to feeding and mealtime challenges- When parents should start to be concerned about their child- How do we know if it is developmentally normal to refuse food- Some children have a very limited number of foods they are happy to eat. -Nicole shares her tips on how to increase your child’s food variety- Signs your child may be having difficulties with swallowing- Food texture struggles and Nicole's tips to help- Gagging - Dribbling. What’s normal, and when to see a speech therapist about excessive dribbling- Nicole's Top Tips to make mealtime more fun- What an assessment looks like for fussy eating Never forget Parents You've Got This Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950.Follow us Social: Instagram: @parentsyouvegotthis_auThreads @parentsyouvegotthis_auTikTok: @partentsyouvegotthis_auFacebook: @parentsyouvegotthis__________________________________Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool. Learn more: ⁠⁠parentsyouvegotthis.com.au⁠⁠Credits: Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir, Content and Hosts Parents You've Got This