Sense-ational mealtimes! : making sense of tricky mealtime behaviour, fussy/picky eating and feeding difficulties / by Gillian Griffiths.

By: Griffiths, Gillian.

Contributor(s): Stapleton, Denise.

Perth : G. Griffiths and D. Stapleton, 2013Description: 1 volume colour illustrations 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780987486301.Other title: Sensational mealtimes | Sensational meal times.Subject(s): CHILDREN

| BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT

| NUTRITION

| PSYCHOLOGY

| MEAL PLANNING

Contents:

1. Sense-itive caregiving. - The senses. - Sensory experiences. - Sensory preferences. - Tuning in. - Our SENSE-ational brain: Danger Centre Response. - The impact of previous experiences. - Shaping the brain. - Organising our child's feelings. - Caregivers' feelings. - 2. Working Out Mealtime Together. - Family mealtime beliefs. - Common mealtime myths. - Caregiver provides and child decides. - Positioning for successful mealtimes. - How do I know is my child is eating enough? - How can I optimise my child's appetite?. How do I know if my child is eating enough of the right foods, including iron? - 3. Making Sense of Our Senses at Mealtimes. - Understanding our senses and sensory preferebces. - You and your child's sensory preferences. - Danger Centre Response. - Our senses and how we feel. - SENSE-ational 'Heavy Work' activites for being calm-alert at mealtimes. - Stretching food preferences. - How to introduce new food and stretch the range of foods your child accepts and enjpys. - 4. Mealtime Planning and Preparation. - How to have success with recipes. - Keeping more/less sensory information in mind. - Considering sensory preferences when preparing meals and snacks. - Mealtime variations. - Problem solving difficult mealtimes. - SENSE-ational snacks. - Ideas from kids. - New beginnings with food, interactions and surroundings. - and FINALLY: sense-ational mealtimes... further help. - Helpful Resources.

Summary: "Explains that the sounds, smells, sights, types of touch, movement, temperatures, tastes and textures we avoid, are bothered by, tolerate, love and seek are based on our genetics, the sensory thresholds in our brain, our feelings and interactions, our surroundings and our previous experiences and memories. Parents and caregivers can use SENSE-ational Mealitimes Mealtimes to help them continually tune in to and empathise with their child’s SENSORY experiences and feelings at mealtimes. Parents and caregivers will discover ways to meet their child’s unique SENSORY PREFERENCES for mealtimes and work toward nutritious food for the whole family." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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"Explains that the sounds, smells, sights, types of touch, movement, temperatures, tastes and textures we avoid, are bothered by, tolerate, love and seek are based on our genetics, the sensory thresholds in our brain, our feelings and interactions, our surroundings and our previous experiences and memories. Parents and caregivers can use SENSE-ational Mealitimes Mealtimes to help them continually tune in to and empathise with their child’s SENSORY experiences and feelings at mealtimes. Parents and caregivers will discover ways to meet their child’s unique SENSORY PREFERENCES for mealtimes and work toward nutritious food for the whole family." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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