Melanie Potock

By Salma Abdelnour Gilman It may seem like an impossible dream right now, but your kid has the potential to love all kinds of food. Here’s how to prime their taste...

By The Lettuce Grow Team Melanie Potock has a knack for taking eaters of all ages from picky to passionate. Here are a few of her most creative tips for getting...

By Topher Gauk-Roger Using food as a punishment or reward for kids can be the simplest tool to get them to eat — or do — something they are less...

Eleven-year-old Patrick was excited. He’d found a recipe online for a homemade shrub — a “drinking vinegar” popular during the Colonial Era — using rhubarb and fresh mint, both things...

by Jenn Sinrich No matter where you are in your parenting journey, you’ve probably come to the realization that bibs are a must (along with other feeding essentials like high...

By Stephanie Wood There are many reasons why kids shun their food. To end your dinner-table battles, you’ll need to know which kind of choosy eater you’re dealing with—and how...

By Jennifer Parris Getting your toddler to eat everything on his plate at each and every meal can feel like an exercise in futility. Notoriously picky and stubborn, toddlers would...

Some manufacturers rethink packaging criticized by pediatricians and parents as inhibiting development By Annie Gasparro “We want babies to practice chewing and swallowing,” said pediatric feeding specialist Melanie Potock. “But...

Written by Leah Campbell Many parents are aware some of the biggest challenges that come with raising kids happen in the first few years. When that second birthday rolls around,...

By Steph Montgomery My kids used to be good eaters. When they were babies and toddlers, they would willingly try anything I offered. Then they turned 3, and suddenly all...