First Bite #82 – January 07, 2020

Adventures in Feeding with Melanie Potock

(.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here.

Course Description

In this episode, Michelle is joined by the one and only Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP, author of the critically acclaimed and widely successful books “Raising a Healthy Happy Eater: A Stage-by-Stage Guide to Setting Your Child on the Path to Adventurous Eating” (2015), “Baby Self-Feeding: Solutions for Introducing Purees and Solids to Create Lifelong Healthy Eating Habits (2016). And the popular food activity book, titled “Adventures in Veggieland: Help Your Kids Learn to Love Vegetables with 100 Easy Activities and Recipes” (2018). Melanie serves up a scrumptious hour jammed pack with busting “Baby-Led Weaning” myths, elaborating on her “3 Easy E’s”, and highlighting some of her favorite family mealtime tips from other cultures and how they can encourage healthy eating habits for your little one…as well as infuse joy into a home!

Objective

By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:

  • What “Baby-Led Weaning” is and if “Gagging is Good”.
  • What the “3 Easy E’s” are and how to incorporate them into feeding therapy.
  • 2 takeaways from mealtimes within other cultures and the benefits of family mealtime.

Co-Presenter

Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP

Melanie Potock treats children birth to teens who have difficulty eating. Melanie’s advice has been shared in a variety of television and print media, including The New York Times, Huffington Post and Parents Magazine. She is the co-author of the award-winning Raising a Healthy Happy Eater: A Stage-by-Stage Guide to Setting Your Child on the Path to Adventurous Eating (2015) and Baby Self-Feeding: Solutions for Introducing Purees and Solids to Create Lifelong Healthy Eating Habits (2016). Her popular food activity book, titled Adventures in Veggieland: Help Your Kids Learn to Love Vegetables with 100 Easy Activities and Recipes (2018) is based on the research and Melanie’s 20 years of success as a pediatric feeding therapist.

Melanie is the author of Happy Mealtimes with Happy Kids (2010) and the producer of the award-winning kids’ CD Dancing in the Kitchen: Songs that Celebrate the Joy of Food! Her children’s storybook includes tips for parents on how to use pretend play to encourage adventurous eating in kids ages two to six years. You are Not an Otter: The Story of How Kids Become Adventurous Eaters and all of Melanie’s books can be found at www.amazon.com/author/melaniepotock. Melanie’s live and online courses for parents and professionals can be found at www.MelaniePotock.com.