This a continuation of episode 8 in our 10-part series on the "Dos & Don'ts" of Feeding Kids, in which I walk you through 10 ways to eliminate mealtime battles and create an environment where your child of any age is more willing to eat.
In part 1, we ended after talking about a few different components of a healthy mealtime environment. I talked about the physical environment and explained the first three elements of the structure of the environment.
The deep dive continues in this episode, picking up where we left off to finish the discussion on the elements of mealtime environment. And, of course, I share the short- and long-term benefits your children experience when each of these elements is optimized.
All of the tips I'm sharing in this series can be used to tackle picky eating and create better eating and mealtime experiences for kids of any age and ability. Join us!
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Knobl, V., Dallacker, M., Hertwig, R., & Mata, J. (2022). Happy and healthy: How family mealtime routines relate to child nutritional health. Appetite Volume 171, 105939 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.105939
Powell, F., Farrow, C., Meyer, C., & Haycraft, E. (2017) The importance of mealtime structure for reducing child food fussiness. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 13: e12296. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12296. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/mcn.12296
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Watts, A., Berge, J. M., Loth, K., Larson, N., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2018). The Transmission of Family Food and Mealtime Practices from Adolescence to Adulthood: Longitudinal Findings from Project EAT-IV. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 50(2), 141–147.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2017.08.010
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