Just Take a Bite: Easy, Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges Author: Lori Ernsperger | Language: English | ISBN:
B006PNS16Q | Format: EPUB
Just Take a Bite: Easy, Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges Description
Is your child a “picky” eater or a full-fledged resistant eater? Does he or she eat only 3-20 foods, refusing all others? Eat from only one food group? Gag, tantrum, or become anxious if you introduce new foods? If so, you have a resistant eater. Learn the possible causes, when you need professional help, and how to deal with the behavior at home. Learn why “Don’t play with your food!” and “Clean your plate!”—along with many other old saws—are just plain wrong. And who said you have to eat dessert last? Get ready to have some stereotypes shattered!
- File Size: 3253 KB
- Print Length: 260 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1932565124
- Publisher: Future Horizons; 1 edition (December 1, 2011)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B006PNS16Q
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,364 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
The cover of Just Take a Bite is adorable. My nine-year old son has severe autism, is non-verbal and has feeding deficits. For three years now he has been attending feeding therapy.
The chapter covering the stages of sensory development for eating was very informative. This is very similar to what has been utilized in the feeding therapy we attend on a weekly basis.
The case studies are highlighted in gray throughout the chapters. The ages range from babies through elementary age. Issues covered include steps to create a meal or snack schedule, awareness of movement, limited communication skills, vestibular movement, behavioral factors and visual stimuli.
Each chapter has a gray box with an exercise in eating, which are tips and guidelines for the specific area being discussed. There is a table listing textures with a description, example of foods with this texture and how the child can succeed with these textures.
You begin with three new foods to the child. The procedures and materials are all listed for the steps. The cue cards are in black and white and a bit advanced for my son. This is the perfect book for preschoolers and toddlers who are resistant eaters.
There are many activities for the preschool aged child to explore with a parent, teacher or therapist. The section on food jags is reassuring to parents.
This is a great first book to read in the area of eating issues. I wish this had been published several years earlier so we could have progressed quicker. If you think your child needs feeding therapy - Just Take a Bite should be read so you can start implementing these suggestions.
By Bonnie Sayers
Just Take A Bite is a fabulous book for parents and caregivers dealing with children who are problem eaters. It dispels the common myth that all children will eat when hungry, and clearly describes how certain environmental problems, physical problems, and sensory problems may hinder a child's eating. The explanations of these underlying issues are thorough and understandable. Practical solutions are provided with remarkably clear instructions as to implementing these strategies on your own. I highly recommend this book for parents whose mealtimes have been negatively affected by a child's behavior.
By Joanne Goldberg Pace
Just Take a Bite: Easy, Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges Preview
Link
Please Wait...