Melanie Potock

By Melanie Potock Children who resist trying new foods range from the garden-variety, hesitant “picky eater” to extremely selective. Deciphering the intricacies of where a child lies on the eating spectrum...

By Melanie Potock A recent study on selective eating has received a lot of attention recently in the news, covered in places like The Washington Post, Jane Brody’s Well column,...

By Sasha Brown-Worsham For the first seven years of motherhood, the subject of picky eating was my personal parenting third rail. A simple comment from another mom — “my children...

By Melanie Potock Almost every night for dinner for more than a year, my 2-year-old daughter food jagged on Cheerios and milk.  Kids who “food jag” rely heavily on a...

By Alice Callahan   My last post went into great detail about the research on age of starting solids and health outcomes, including nutrition, growth, illness, and allergies. If you...

By Melanie Potock   In a March 2015 post titled Just Flip the Lip, we explored how the band of tissue or “frenum” that attaches the upper lip to gum tissue...

By Melanie Potock While many pediatric professionals are familiar with a tongue-tie, the elusive lip-tie hides in plain sight beneath the upper lip. Because I focus on feeding difficulties in...

By Melanie Potock Let me introduce myself — my name is Melanie and I’m a coach. Not the kind of coach you’re used to — I’m one you’ll never need....

With the New Year upon us, many parents of picky eaters reflect on what they can do to help their families lead a healthier lifestyle in 2016. If you treat...

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. Tongue-tied doesn’t just mean being too embarrassed or...