Mar 14, 2020 | Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Feeding, Parenting
Have you had problems with grandparents not accepting how you feed your children? Recently, a mother described the situation with her in-laws: My husband and I have been successfully implementing Satter’s division of responsibility in feeding (sDOR) since our now...
Feb 1, 2020 | Baby, Breastfeeding, Eating, Feeding, Infant feeding, Infant nutrition
Some say yes: Breastfeeding any time and at any age is nature’s way and therefore best. Others say no: When a child is between one and two years of age, we feed them on schedule, not on demand, and that includes breastfeeding. This is a developmental issue Ellyn...
May 5, 2019 | Family meals, Feeding, Pressure
Do you remember when you were a kid and your swimming teacher wanted you to jump into the pool from the high dive board? At every swimming lesson, the pressure just built up to jump off that board. It wasn’t even required to pass the class, but the other kids were...
Nov 7, 2018 | Feeding, Nutrition
The bad press surrounding saturated fat has mostly harmed the reputation and enjoyment of milk and milk products, since the early 1970s. Not all saturated fat is bad However, the evidence for branding saturated fat in dairy foods as “bad”, was never too strong to...
Sep 5, 2018 | Baby, Feeding
Just when you start to relax, now comes word that you have to be careful not to overfeed your baby! Always ready to pack for a guilt trip, having grownup children doesn’t save us from second-guessing what we did back then! Not to worry! Relaxing and having good times...
Jun 24, 2018 | Division of Responsibility in Feeding, Feeding, Feeding dynamics, Obesity
These days, it’s common for researchers to conclude that “deficits” in children are what cause obesity. That is, there is something wrong with the child that leads to obesity. Self-control, generally defined as the ability to delay gratification, is a case in point....
