Ep. 065 Navigating Meal Time with Your Picky Eater

Oh How Healthy

In this episode your host, Jamie Zwier owner of www.OhHowHealthy.com interviews the very talented Kelly Carino.

Kelly Carino is a pediatric occupational therapist and owner of mOTivated kids LLC in Collingswood, NJ. mOTivated kids helps families reduce stress around daily routines by identifying and supporting underlying sensory, motor, and behavioral challenges so that children feel comfortable and confident within their bodies to explore, participate, and engage!

Learn More & Connect with Kelly - IG: @motivatedkids FB: @motivated-kids Website: www.motivated-kids.com Email: [e-mail]

Timestamps of the this episode

2:00 -Intro to Kelly

4:01 - Different occupations in a child, daily routines & how to support

7:50-The difference between bad behavior & knowing when intervention is needed

9:18- Identifying if occupational therapy is right for you & who Kelly works with in her practice

11:11- How to manage sensory sensitives around food

14:44- Why kids seem to only want to eat the same foods on repeat and what to do about it

15:15- How to tell if your child is eating well balanced & what can help

16:00- How to get kids motivated to eat new foods

19:25- How to get kids to eat the food you want them to eat!

21:25- Best practices when presenting a child with a non-preferred food

23:04- How to was your concerns as a parent wanting your child to eat healthier