Episode 210: Solutions to Mealtime Meltdowns and Picky Eater Battles

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Stephanie Meyers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Stephanie and I discuss mealtime meltdowns and picky eaters. This is one of the most common topics requested simply because we are eating multiple times a day.  As parents we are inherently focused on what goes</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">in</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">our child’s mouth for their proper development, but what if we focus on what comes</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">out</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">of our mouths first?  If we want to minimize mealtime meltdowns, or the all too constant “picky eater” battles, it has to start with the adults. It’s not about shaming or blaming ourselves, feeding can be one of the toughests parts of parenting, but what we say to our kids about eating while they're eating matters.  Stephanie and I are going to share simple strategies you can use today to adjust your “table talk”. These tips are great tools for improving the dynamics during mealtimes and helping your kids (and adults too) develop the skills of healthy eating that they can use throughout their lives.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stephanie is a dietician, nutritionist, and founder of</span> <a href= "http://familieseatingwell.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Families Eating Well</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, a nutrition practice training parents to coach healthy eating habits in kids. She's also the nutrition manager in the Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and a former instructor in the graduate nutrition department at Boston University. Stephanie presents seminars worldwide on mindful eating, family nutrition, and cancer survivorship and has a new book called</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/End-Mealtime-Meltdown-Method-Struggles/dp/1684039460/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M1ZHUZ9FFHW8&keywords=End+the+Mealtime+Mel