5 Sensory Tips for Picky Eaters

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Picky eating is extremely stressful for everyone involved! As pediatric occupational therapy assistants, we have worked extensively with children of all ages and abilities on their feeding goals. We're here to share with you our top 5 strategies for picky eaters. We're going to break down the difference between a true picky eater and a selective eater. Check it out and let us know if it was helpful for you!
📚 Table of Contents 📚
00:00 Introduction
01:04 What is a Picky Eater vs Picky Eating "Phase"?
03:16 Picky Eating and SPD
04:52 What is a True Picky Eater?
09:07 Go Slow & Make it Fun!
12:59 Touch the Food
13:42 Help Meal Plan, Shop & Cook
14:53 Help with Clean Up
16:05 Messy Play Games
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@HarklaFamily Жыл бұрын

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@user-wp4py2og5b 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this information, I'm so grateful to have found you! My now 9 year old son has struggled with specific foods, and if he eats them he will throw up. Blueberries, peaches, etc. I've never tried to force him to eat them, instead I just trust him to try when he's ready. Thank you for all of this!!

@HarklaFamily 8 ай бұрын

So happy it's helpful!!!

@bridgetknoesen6788 9 ай бұрын

Such an excellent video, well done!

@anni730 8 ай бұрын

Picky eaters is partly a natural stage. Thank you 🙏.

@HarklaFamily 8 ай бұрын

Yep! There is a 2-3 year period where we expect toddlers to be picky as they learn their preferences and assert their independence!

@adorablecats9891 5 ай бұрын

You two did an excellent job teaching this information. I learned so much, especially about playing with your food. 😂 How fun. I’m actually working with someone right now who’s not eating very many foods and this has been so helpful. Thank you so much.

@HarklaFamily 5 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you! Glad it's helpful!!

@anni730 8 ай бұрын

Marvellous 👏

@cherrysweet5925 11 ай бұрын

My 2 year-old gets very upset when I put other foods that she doesn't like on her plate. She will get up from her seat run straight to the wall and start banging on it or she will run to her books and start tossing them down screaming. I have recently put on shows with characters she likes that have fruits and veggies in their videos and I noticed she has become a little bite more curious when she sees those ones in the house so I'm definitely going to see if she will help me take them out of the bags and put them in the fridge. She is curious with the things that are on the inside of the fridge door but it never dawned on me to put fruits or veggies on the door or to try to get her to touch whats in the bag to help me put them in the fridge so thank you for this video! 🤗

@HarklaFamily 11 ай бұрын

Yes, the less pressure the better! Feeding toddler is no easy feat!

@dianewilson2330 2 ай бұрын

Wow. This video is so helpful. Im excited to try some of these with my kids.

@HarklaFamily 2 ай бұрын

So glad! let us know how it goes!

@PoojaSingh0702 5 ай бұрын

Best video on the topic so far

@HarklaFamily 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@evabalancier9286 6 ай бұрын

How do you differentiate between picky eater behavior wise or sensory wise? How long does it take to say it’s a phase? If it’s getting worse since year 1 and not at year 2.5 we are down to 2 foods for meals and 3-5 for breakfast is it sensory? He was eating everything up to the year.

@HarklaFamily 6 ай бұрын

If your child has a very limited food rapport - less than 10 foods that they will eat - it would be helpful to seek out a professional! Talk to your pediatrician about working with a feeding specialist!

@KathehFIT 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I have 7 year old with autism and with adhd and 4 year old possibly with some picky eater components

@HarklaFamily 3 ай бұрын

Hopefully the video was helpful! Also check out our podcast, All Things Sensory Podcast!

@jpistheguyjesusloves8234 9 ай бұрын

God bless y’all

@pancakey636 28 күн бұрын

"always provide less preferred food w preferred food" won't that be wasting food? how do poor families who struggle to make ends meet deal w picky eating? would you advise them to let the kids play w the food and then straight to trash? this is my struggle. truly seeking for advise... i hope i get a response

@HarklaFamily 27 күн бұрын

That is something that many families have to work around! If possible, use bulk food items that are cheaper, when using food for play. If possible, when the child is finished with a meal, the family can save the food that wasn't eaten.

@pancakey636 27 күн бұрын

@@HarklaFamily thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I’ll try to find a way. This stage is so stressful. I have 5&8 and they used the nonpreferred food bowl for the carrots after complaining. They eat carrots but the smashed one in a burger (hidden veg still). They grimace at the cubed ones.