Mealtimes, and the question you keep coming back to:
is this normal?
If mealtimes are on your mind right now…
Maybe your 12-month-old arches her back the moment she sees the high chair, and the food you made for her ends up on the floor.
Maybe he used to be a great eater, and now the list of foods he will touch gets shorter every week.
Maybe you have caught yourself chasing bites with a spoon, a song or a promise of something sweet.
Maybe your 18-month-old still eats with her hands, even with a spoon right next to her plate, and you wonder when that changes.
Maybe everyone at the table cheers when he takes a bite and coaxes when he doesn’t, and you are not sure any of it is helping.
Now imagine a mealtime you both look forward to.
Amruta helps parents understand what is typical at each stage of eating, and what they can do at home to make meals calmer for everyone.
A live talk about starting solids, toddler meals and the picky eating years
In this live talk you will take away:
- Starting solids. Practical ideas for the first months of solids, at your baby’s pace.
- Feeding your toddler. How eating changes in the toddler years, from fingers to a spoon and from the high chair to the family table.
- Picky eating: a phase or something more? What typical picky eating looks like, how it differs from a feeding difficulty, and gentle ways to widen what a child will eat.
- A calm, supportive table. How to set up a space where your child can learn to eat, and how what the adults say and do at the table shapes how your child feels about food.
After Amruta’s presentation there is time for your questions about feeding your baby or toddler.
Meet Amruta Lele Potdar
Amruta Lele Potdar, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist with over 21 years of experience in schools, home health and skilled nursing. She is the founder of Amruta SLP Solutions, where she helps children from birth to age 12 with feeding and swallowing challenges, and coaches parents of young children in early intervention.
Her approach combines elements of mindfulness and Montessori, and she believes parents belong at the forefront of their child’s development. She creates educational material for parents and runs community workshops for parents and educators.
Amruta will share general information in this talk, not professional advice for a child’s specific feeding needs.