"What are you doing about supermarket shopping" has become a regular question. How many people have you had conversations with in the past week about supermarket shopping? If like us, this has been as frequent as "how's the weather". We do not … [Read more...] about Supermarket letter from your ARFID child during COVID-19 lockdown
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Sprouts Feeding Assessment: What to expect when you book a feeding assessment
Making an appointment for a feeding assessment can be a bit scary if you don’t know what to expect, or how to prepare your child. So, we thought we’d give you an insight into what’s involved when you book a feeding assessment with Sprouts Children’s … [Read more...] about Sprouts Feeding Assessment: What to expect when you book a feeding assessment
Deep breathing to calm your child’s anxiety
Breathing is widely acknowledged as a technique that calms some of our big emotions like anxiety, stress, anger or frustration. “Breathe”. “Take a breather”. “Just take a deep breath”. How often do we talk about breathing when we need some time … [Read more...] about Deep breathing to calm your child’s anxiety
Who cares what is in my child’s lunchbox? A free school letter from your fussy eater.
"I know it may be hard to understand that what I have in my lunchbox day in and day out are the only foods I can eat at school." School kids have gone back to class this week after the school holidays and with that comes the arduous task of packing … [Read more...] about Who cares what is in my child’s lunchbox? A free school letter from your fussy eater.
Christmas feasting with a “fussy eater”
5 ways to support your selective eater during the Christmas holidays Christmas tables are laden with lots of festive foods – turkey and cranberry sauce, ham on the bone, roast vegetables, fruit cake, pavolova, or freshly picked strawberries to … [Read more...] about Christmas feasting with a “fussy eater”
Food Chaining – what is it?
Food chaining is a child-friendly feeding therapy strategy that is used regularly use during treatment sessions to help children experience success with eating. You may have heard your feeding therapist talk about food chaining and wondered what it … [Read more...] about Food Chaining – what is it?
Helping your left-handed child succeed in a right-handed orientated classroom
The classroom struggle is very real for the left-handed child - from sharpening a pencil and smudged ink to using a mouse and writing in spiral-bound notebooks. While being a left-hander these days doesn’t come with the stigma and social pressure to … [Read more...] about Helping your left-handed child succeed in a right-handed orientated classroom
My child has ARFID – it’s an eating disorder, but please don’t judge me!
“The most frustrating thing about living with ARFID is that nobody knows what it is. It’s a real eating disorder and not a choice, I’m not just being picky and awkward. I just wish more people knew about it.” We recently asked families who deal with … [Read more...] about My child has ARFID – it’s an eating disorder, but please don’t judge me!