HeyJaredHow to Un Picky Your Picky Eater
Is your child a picky eater? Maybe they are fussy about trying new foods or actually have a fear of trying new foods.
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What 10,000 Children Taught Melanie “Coach Mel” Potock About Picky Eating (opens the original)
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After more than two decades of feeding therapy and experience working with over 10,000 children, Melanie “Coach Mel” Potock has learned a few things about picky eating—and some of them may surprise you. In this episode, Christine and Melanie have an honest conversation about what struggling eaters and their parents truly need. They explore the worries parents carry, the mealtime habits that may not be helping, and the lessons Melanie has gathered from thousands of children with their own unique
Why I Am NOT Doing Baby Led Weaning With My Second Child (opens the original)
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I chose baby-led weaning with my son because I thought it would help prevent picky eating. At first, it seemed like it worked. Luke ate meat, vegetables, fruit, and the same foods we were eating. But he also gagged—a lot. I had been told that gagging was normal, so I assumed the struggle meant he was learning. Then the foods began disappearing. The foods that required the most chewing went first. Over time, Luke gravitated toward pouches, puffs, meltables, yogurt melts, and other foods that were
The Surprising Things My Picky Eaters Have in Common (opens the original)
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What do picky eaters really have in common? I pulled together detailed feeding histories from my own practice because I wanted to know if I was truly seeing a pattern—or simply making feeding struggles more complicated than they needed to be. This is a small clinical snapshot, not a research study. It cannot tell us that one thing caused a child’s picky eating. But when I placed these children’s stories side by side, their eating struggles did not look random. I saw the same clues show up again
The Insurance Secret Most Parents Never Hear About (opens the original)
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If you've been told feeding therapy isn't covered because the provider is out of network, don't give up just yet. There's a little-known option called a Single Case Agreement (SCA) that, in some situations, allows your insurance company to cover services with an out-of-network provider when appropriate care isn't otherwise available. In this short episode, I'll explain: What a Single Case Agreement is (in plain English) Who may qualify Why so few parents ever hear about this option How to start
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