BY NIMALI FERNANDO, M.D., MPH, AND MELANIE POTOCK, M.A., CCC-SLP
Some children forgo eating at lunchtime to be social. Hereās how to get your kids to eat a healthy lunch while chatting with their friends.Ā Chances are itās been a while since youāve ordered āhot lunchā in the school cafeteria. Whether you send a home-packed lunch with your child or they order lunch, eating in the cafeteria can be overwhelming at first. Coach Mel [Melanie Potock, M.A., CCC-SLP ] had a client who called it the ācafĆ©-FEAR-iaā because the whole experience was a bit scary for him.