Pediatrician Nimali Fernando and feeding therapist Melanie Potock (aka Dr. Yum and Coach Mel) know the importance of giving your child the right start on their food journey—for good health, motor skills, and even cognitive and emotional development. In this updated, second edition of Raising a Healthy, Happy Eater, they explain how to expand your family's food horizons, avoid the picky eater trap, identify special feeding needs, and put joy back into mealtimes, with
● the latest research and advice tailored to every stage from newborn through school-age
● new guidance on pacifiers, thumb-sucking, feeding concerns, and barriers to eating well
● helpful insights on the sensory system, difficult mealtime behaviors, and everything from baby-led weaning to sippy cups
● advice and resources for those lacking access to fresh foods or who are facing financial insecurity
● and seven "passport stamps" for modern parenting: joyful, compassionate, brave, patient, consistent, proactive, and mindful.
Raising a Healthy, Happy Eater shows the way to lead your child on the path to adventurous eating. Grab your passport and go!
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Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP, is a feeding therapist and a specialist in pediatric nutrition. She is an international speaker on the topic of picky eating and feeding disorders in children. Her advice, found on her website mymunchbug.com, has been shared in national publications, including Parents magazine.
Nimali Fernando, MD, MPH, is a Virginia pediatrician and founder of The Doctor Yum Project, a nonprofit organization that empowers families with information on illness prevention through a healthy diet.
Teri Schnaubelt is a Chicago-based stage, on-camera, and voice actor as well as oil painter and photographer. An Earphones Award–winning narrator, she has voiced over a hundred books for New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, in addition to helping independent authors get their stories heard.