2018: #2 – Raising a Healthy, Happy Eater (Nimali Fernando, MD, MPH & Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP)

I read this because I have an extraordinarily picky 4 year old, but honestly not much of it stuck with me. It was a lot about what happens in the specialist’s office when they help children there, and nothing new for me at home that I hadn’t already read about. Do yourself a favor and pick up Ellyn Satter’s book instead. Other reviews: “Food and

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2017: #11 – Oh Crap! Potty Training (Jamie Glowacki)

I’m just going to come right out and say it. Potty training sucks. A lot. You might even say it’s very, very shitty (pardon me). So if there’s something out there to help you through the process, you should grab it with both hands and hold on. Glowacki suggests that you potty train your child between 20-30 months, and unfortunately I didn’t discover this book

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2017: #8 – Give Peas a Chance (Kate Samela, MS, RD, CSP)

If you are a parent, I’m sure some version of the words “why won’t my child eat???” have escaped your lips on at least one occasion. In my case, it’s way too often. Max, who is almost 4, is a terribly picky eater. Some examples of what he will eat: any breakfast food that resembles bread or pancakes, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, a variety of

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