Mar 17, 2011 | Autism & ADHD, Growth & Feeding
This may be the one question I’m asked most often: How can I change my child’s appetite? Picky appetites in kids are common, but not necessarily normal or healthy. If your child has been eating fewer than ten foods for more than a year, something is amiss. Your child... 
Mar 8, 2011 | Autism & ADHD, Food Allergies & Sensitivities, GMO & Organic, Growth & Feeding
I recently saw this: “25 Healthy Snacks for Kids” from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). Not to be all sour grapes about it, but this seemed a tad out of touch. Millions of US children suffer from food allergies, which have skyrocketed in the...Mar 4, 2011 | Autism & ADHD
You may have seen the press often refer to a study from the University of Rochester that claims to debunk whether special diets help children with autism. This is one of those studies that gets legs and is off and running. Well, it got under my skin. Not only was this...Mar 3, 2011 | Infection, Illness & Nutrition
Remember when Sarah Palin declared October 2007 “Breastfeeding Awareness Month”? I didn’t either. But Michelle Obama’s efforts to support it got me thinking on it again. How could anyone possibly have anything bad to say about it? My...