Is mealtime anxiety affecting the relationship with your child and your child's relationship with food? and if you answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you really should read this article: Do mealtimes with your child make you feel anxious? Do you sometimes feel...

The calcium conundrum. With so many families choosing a moo free diet in favour of plant sources, can we be sure its at an advantage for our teeth and bones? We are so fortunate to have to hand a superhighway of information as to what we should be feeding our bubs,...

Are mealtimes a battle in your household? Do you have a picky eater or a problem feeder? If there are two things we as parents wish we could control is the consumption of food and ability to sleep solidly and peacefully upon request. It is however a harsh parenting...

ASD and Pyrroles Our wee can tell us allot about our state of health. Commonly known that a dark yellow urine will depict that perhaps we are dehydrated, if its clear, meaning that we have had enough fluids. Pink to reddish urine may indicate that you have blood in...

A newly introduced feeding disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder(ARFID). It affects infants to early childhood. Although the symptoms on the surface appear the same, the criteria is different to the likes of anorexia. ARFID is a food restriction (or...

A recent Health Professional Radio episode talked about the eating habits of Australian children. The conclusion…as if we didn’t already know? Those eating habits were unhealthy. But this is not just an ‘Australian issue’: A U.S. survey found that 23 percent of...

Poor diets, behavioural issues and fussy eating could all be linked by a very common genetic disorder which is so very easy to manage – Pyrroles. So why aren’t more doctors testing for this?My journey as a mum has been the best experience of my life, but boy have I...

Feel like you’ve hit a brick wall with your picky eater? I promise there’s a solution. Picky eating in children is right up there on the list of parental woes and understandably, most parents simply don’t know where to start in order to fix the problems.   Could...

My one question I’m dying to know when I meet people from different ethnic backgrounds is! What kitchen cures do you use in your household? This golden paste was discovered by introducing my son and me to an Indian neighbour at a nearby park. Sima helped Tarrick (18...

So many GP’s or paeds will tell you not to worry about your fussy eater. I’ve heard quotes such as ‘so long as he’d drinking milk, he’ll be fine’ and the most common ‘don’t worry he’ll grow out of it’ But what if in the back of you’re mind you just knew something...

Strawberry picking event. This is the 1st of many Little Fusspot sensory outings and we’d like you to come along if you are in Perth. The Bullsbrook ‘pick your own strawberries’ farm opens its fields to the public where you can pick and eat as many strawberries as...

Feeding Your fussy toddler: Top 10 Tips for Success The solution for fussy eating toddlers – definitely not “one size fits all”.  That means what works for one may not work for the other.  Sometimes, it seems that nothing works! Step 1 is to make sure our (the food...

There really are no solid sets of rules for toddlers, or for any child for that matter.  Some babies are more reliant on having a daily milk bottle than most.  I was particularly lucky because my son started pushing away his night-time bottle soon after his...

5 practical tips for creating the right meal-time atmosphere for your fussy eating toddler This blog is going to give you 5 practical tips for creating the right meal-time atmosphere. 1: Analyse your child’s eating area.  Where is your child sitting … exactly?  Is it...

It won’t surprise you to know, that for certain, Little Fusspots are more prone to sickness. Understandably, parents are willing to feed their fussy eaters with whatever they want to make sure their tummies are full. Unfortunately, fussy eaters usually choose “bad”...

Five effective solutions to ensuring positive food relationships when introducing solids to your baby We’re starting solids here with my number 2 offspring, Georgia. Oh my how we are doing things way differently this time round. My clients have taught me to learn from...

Are you aware of what is recommended for a child to meet nutritional guidelines in your country? Perhaps it might be an idea to look for recommendations from your government health agency. Here are some reasons why meal planning is important for a picky eating...

Recently, I’ve had some great success with a new technique I like to call ‘flavour and texture exercises’. This technique is part of our sensory development program and parents have reported an increase in new foods being tried and enjoyed as a result.Getting a little...

You might remember my facebook post on www.facebook.com/littlefusspot a few weeks ago saying:‘Just finished an intensive 3 hour consult with a mother of twins experiencing all of the top 5 causes of a fussy child. Hang in there it’s going to be a tough week!’Update:...

It always surprises me – the same advice which is so easy to give is SO difficult to follow. I’m also amazed at how simple it is to identify problematic situations in others but how often we fail to recognise personal situations which need fixing SOS.I’m a clinical...