Recommended Feeding Resources and Links
If your child is experiencing feeding difficulties of any kind, you should seek the support of a specialist. However, there are several resources that may be helpful to you along the way.
Books:
Satter, E. (2000). Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense – Revised and Updated Edition. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing Company.
Fraker, C., Walbert, L., Cox, S., et al. (2007). Food Chaining: The Proven 6-Step Plan to Stop Picky Eating, Solve Feeding Problems, and Expand Your Child’s Diet. New York: Da Capo Press.
Links:
Ellyn Satter – Registered dietitian/nutritionist and expert on feeding young children www.ellynsatterinstitute.org
Suzanne Evans Morris – New Visions www.new-vis.com
Offers several excellent articles including the following:
Enhancing Infant Readiness for Supplemental Foods Refusal of First Foods
Learning to Chew Expanding Children’s Diets
Marsha Dunn Klein – Mealtime Notions www.mealtimenotions.com
Check out the excellent Anxious Eaters Article for preschool and school age children