Melanie Potock

 Like any modern techno-friendship, I met Nimali Fernando on Facebook. Fernando is a pediatrician who took childhood obesity into her own hands by creating a nonprofit, the Doctor Yum Project,...

The ASHA Leader Blog Once again, feeding issues top the charts in 2015. Of the 10 most-read blog posts last year, articles on feeding disorders account for three of them....

 Have you been told by your pediatrician that “all kids go through picky eating states?” Or perhaps you’ve been waiting for your child to outgrow picky eating because you’ve been...

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 preferred, familiar food....

by Alice Callahan on May 28, 2015 My last post went into great detail about the research on age of starting solids and health outcomes, including nutrition, growth, illness, and...

As a pediatric feeding therapist, part of working in the child’s natural environment is making regular preschool visits to offer teachers and staff guidance when a child is not eagerly...