Ep. 17 Exploring Parental Feeding Styles and Their Impact on Children's Eating Habits
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A child’s eating habits are developed early in childhood and as parents, how we approach feeding our vegan kids directly impacts their eating habits.  In today’s episode, I am sharing my own eating and meal challenges I experienced with my oldest daughter during her time at a new pre-school. I share how her anxiety around food stemmed from the feeding environment she experienced at school and how that impacted her overall eating.  You’ll walk away with knowing what to do at home to foster healthy eating habits long-term and continue supporting your child’s growth.  Here’s what we cover:  >> A look into the four common parental feeding styles and how that impacts a child’s eating >> How my oldest daughter’s picky eating significantly changed with a certain feeding style and environment at school >> My top 4 recommendations to do at home to foster healthy eating habits long-term >> How a child can regulate their own intake with more autonomy  >> What I did to transform meal time battles into more food acceptance  >> The power of food play to help your vegan child try and accept plant-based foods Links mentioned in the episode >> Episode 12 - How I do it: Boost vegetable intake with these 5 strategies >> Vegan Kids Nutrition Blueprint course ___________________________________________ If you're raising a vegan baby and are about to start solids, set yourself and your baby up for success by knowing how to offer a variety of foods with my FREE 100+ Plant-Based Foods for your vegan baby. Grab your copy of the handout here: https://vegankidsnutrition.ck.page/50cf6f1673 Connect with me: Website: www.vegankidsnutrition.com Instagram: @vegan.kids.nutrition
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