
Parents: Take care of yourselves!
Self-care – whether it’s baking, taking a bath, going for a bike ride or reading a book – can help you recharge your batteries and get back that much needed parenting energy.

Self-care – whether it’s baking, taking a bath, going for a bike ride or reading a book – can help you recharge your batteries and get back that much needed parenting energy.

The following portion sizes and feeding guidelines may be helpful for parents of young children who are felt to be difficult or picky eaters.

Children with developmental disabilities such as autism tend to be more easily overwhelmed and upset than typically developing children.

Healthy children who repeatedly complain of stomach aches for two months or more may have something called “functional abdominal pain.”

For children who appear to have little appetite, but are otherwise not particularly picky eaters, it is important to set a routine for meal and snack times.