Raising a Healthy, Happy Eater: A Parent's Handbook

By: Nimali Fernando, MD, MPH and Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLPA

A comprehensive guide to healthy and happy eating from birth to 6 years old. Written by a pediatrician and a feeding therapist, this book is enriched with parent testimonials and is easy to read, with pictures and a dynamic layout.

Dr. Yum and Coach Mel guide parents to raise healthy and happy eaters, from birth to school age. They believe picky eating can be avoided by following certain parenting tips, as soon as a child's birth.

The book treats the oral motor aspect of feeding, as well as cognitive and emotional. Nimali Fernando, MD, MPH and Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP teach you how to find your family food routine, identify special needs, and have joyful family mealtimes, at the age of chicken nuggets!

They promote what they define as “adventurous eating”: a journey to extended, balanced food horizons, inspired from cultures across the world. Grab your passport and go!

288 pages, paperback