Reader question: “What do I do if my toddler refuses their dinner meal – let them go hungry? or give them another meal?

Published on: July 29, 2017December 23, 2018 by Valerie Gent

Reader question: “What do I do if my toddler refuses their dinner meal – let them go hungry? or give them another meal? This question recently came up in a local mummy group that I am privileged to be a member of. What intrigued me with this question was that everyone had a slightly different […]

Part 2: Reducing mealtime battles and improving fussy eating.

Published on: October 4, 2015June 18, 2020 by Valerie Gent

Part 2 – As you know, one month ago I started following Ellyn Satter’s division of responsibility principles to the letter and you would have seen in my first post, the videos of what “not to do” and “what is recommended”. Thank you for all the positive feedback with part 1 of this blog, I […]

Reducing the mealtime battles and fussy eating – ‘Division of responsibility’ (Ellyn Satter) in real life.

Published on: September 13, 2015April 12, 2018 by Valerie Gent

As you know I recently attended the 3 day Ellyn Satter Australian tour in early September looking at The Feeding Relationship and Eating Competence. The 3 days were great and I have preached her wise words particularly on the Division of Responsibility (DOR) for years. But I walked away with several questions running through my mind and […]

Do you offer dessert if your child doesn’t finish their dinner?

Published on: July 16, 2014April 12, 2018 by Valerie Gent

It’s been a while since I blogged and I apologise for that. Life got busy, in particular, my clinics got super busy and after a crazy term 2 of completely full clinic days, a waiting list, several presentations and speaking events, I got sick with the flu and couldn’t get out of bed for close to […]