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Is your child a picky eater? In Parenting a Picky Eater, Gwen Wild, OTR/L, expressed that she felt successful as a parent in many different areas, except for dinner time. As she stated: “Suddenly I felt like the biggest failure as a parent who ever walked the planet. What kind of a parent was I [...]
Sadly, eating out “chemical free” probably doesn’t exist, unless you go to a natural or health food store. But, let’s focus on being gluten-free casein-free (GFCF) for now, to at least allow your family to be able to eat out while on vacation or just being out in your area. GF Restaurants The great news [...]
When my 17-year-old stepdaughter, Emily, first came to live with us, we would prepare lovely meals and she would pick at her food, move her food around her plate and hardly eat at all. Some of the items we prepared she had never been exposed to: ribs and rice; pasta with vegetables and meat sauce; [...]
When implementing a GFCF (gluten-free casein-free) diet, one scary thought that many families have is, “Will everyone have go to GFCF?” I will respond to this question many ways. The most important aspect of this diet is to avoid cross contamination. You cannot make a sandwich with cheese and wheat bread, then without washing your [...]
Today, I’m going to write a fun piece about the top three things I wish I did differently last semester. As you all know, last semester was my first college semester at the University of Florida. In many ways, I don’t think I did it 100% “correct”, even though in many ways I did have [...]
Many families affected by a natural disaster have had to move in with other family members or friends. Some may need to live in these more crowded living arrangements for quite some time. This close proximity can lead to acute illnesses – colds, coughs, ear infections, sinus infections, intestinal viruses and the flu. At best, [...]
Polywhatisms? Very quietly, and without much fanfare, a study was released in the September 2010 edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry indicating a link between food dye and ADHD symptoms. With a name like “The Role of Histamine Degradation Gene Polymorphisms in Moderating the Effects of Food Additives on Children’s ADHD Symptoms” it’s not [...]
Don’t be fooled by the name. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is more about self-regulation than attention. Kids with ADHD often struggle to regulate emotions, activity level and impulses in addition to attention, and may even have difficulty regulating the amount of information their brains process. Most of us can just “tune out” background noise [...]
Did you know that we are half-way through Fruits and Veggies More Matters Month? More importantly, are you struggling with getting some nutrition into your picky eater? Then, you may want to include fruits and vegetables in your child’s sensory diet in the near future. For despite the common reprimand among the general population of [...]
A recent study uncovers dietary factors accompanying an autism diagnosis. Yasmin Neggers, PhD, a researcher at the University of Alabama teamed up with colleagues from Kangnung-Wonju National University, in Korea. They examined the blood of South Korean children, specifically boys, both neurotypical and those diagnosed with autism. Neggers paid special concentration to the levels of [...]
