Melanie Potock

By Melanie Braga This month’s “Mom of the Month” is an inspiring woman who is changing the way we parent in the kitchen. She is providing resources to empower parents...

By Melanie Potock Sippy Cups became all the rage in the 1980s, along with oversized shoulder pads, MC Hammer parachute pants and bangs that stood up like a water spout...

By Melanie Potock I often have parents who want my sessions to focus on helping kids learn to eat healthier foods, especially vegetables. On the journey to developing the oral...

By Michelle Crouch The odds are on your side that your child will be born full-term and perfectly healthy. Still, about one in 13 babies in the United States spends...

By Jennifer Kelly Geddes The earlier you can get rid of the paci, the easier it will be, says Melanie Potock, a speech language pathologist and co-author of Raising a...

By Liz Alterman Here’s an unpleasant truth: Kids get constipated. For a variety of reasons that range from diet to just not wanting to stop playing and take the time to...

By Liz Alterman When we think of kids consuming sugar, we typically picture cupcakes, cookies, and maybe even ice cream, but it turns out they’re drinking plenty of it, too....

By Melanie Potock Feeding disorders affect 25 to 45 percent of typically developing children and up to 80 percent of children with special needs and/or chronic health issues. A “feeding...

By Melanie Potock Tomorrow—October 9—is PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) includes a little-known set of symptoms that occur when strep creates inflammation in...

Date/ Time:                            May 11 & 12, 2017;  8:30-4:30 Location:                                Hampton Inn and Suites, 725 Imperial Road, Guelph, ON., Canada Registration Fee:         ...