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feeding advice for parents and professionals

Valentine Veggie Parties

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...

21 Tips for Navigating the NICU

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...

Giving Up the Pacifier: How and When to Do It

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...

12 Foods & Drinks That Will Help Your Kids Poop

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...

9 Ways Moms Help Their Kids Cut Back on Sugary Drinks

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....

Feeding Disorders and Food Insecurity: A 6-Step Action Plan

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...

Study Up on PANDAS: A Little-Known Disorder With Big Effects

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...

What Is Tongue-Tie?

By Rebecca Desfosse Could tongue-tie be affecting your baby’s ability to breastfeed? Here’s everything you need to know about this common but often overlooked condition. Read More on Care.com >>...

Tips for Eating with Our SEVEN Senses – Part Two: Touch and Sound

By Melanie Potock In Part One of this series on Eating with Our SEVEN Senses, we explored the sense of sight, smell and taste and offered tips for encouraging a...

A Special Needs Guide for Learning to Eat with Your SEVEN Senses – Part One

By Melanie Potock Most of us think of five senses and the human body: Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.  But, when it comes to learning to eat a wide...