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Dr. Katja Rowell, MD

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Can babies be picky eaters? In this episode family doctor turned child feeding specialist Katja Rowell, MD walks us through some important considerations for preventing picky eating using baby-led weaning. 

Did you know that babies who are exposed to the greatest numbers of foods, flavors, tastes and textures early and often are more likely to be independent eaters and less likely to be picky eaters? Dr. Rowell’s advice from this episode will help you reduce anxiety and fear at mealtimes - plus she provides tips on differentiating between typical and extreme picky eating, and what to do and where to go if you do think your baby’s feeding behavior is not typical.

SUMMARY of episode

In this episode, guest Katja Rowell, MD (aka The Feeding Doctor) talked to Katie about:

• What is picky eating? What is typical picky eating and what is extreme picky eating? Can babies be picky eaters?

• Why pressuring babies at mealtimes to either eat more or eat less can lead to feeding problems down the road

• How to seek help and where to go if you suspect your baby’s behavior is more than typical picky eating...but also why many parents fears about picky eating are unfounded.

LINKS from episode

• Follow Dr. Rowell on instagram @katjarowellmd.  

• Learn more about her book Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating from her website www.extremepickyeating.com or her Facebook page @extremepickyeating and this book is available on Amazon.

• Learn more about Dr. Rowell’s book called Love Me, Feed Me (...ideal for children with food preoccupation and foster and adoptive parents looking for feeding info)

• Dr. Rowell has suggestions about choosing a feeding therapist in her post called “Find Your Fit - Your Family’s Feeding Therapy Partner”

TRANSCRIPT of episode

RESEARCH mentioned in episode

• Self-Determination Theory as a Theoretical Framework for a Responsive Approach to Child Feeding in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Volume 52, Issue 6, June 2020, Pages 646-651

• Failure to thrive: current clinical concepts in Pediatrics in Review, 32, (3) 100-107 (2011) by Jaffe, A.C. - mentions the growth chart discrepancy caveat Rowell mentioned in this episode

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• SUBSCRIBE to the Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy Podcast here - new episodes are released on Monday and Thursday and subscribing means you’ll never miss what’s new (+ you’ll get notified about special bonus episodes too!)

• FOLLOW Katie’s baby-led weaning Instagram page @babyledweanteam for daily video trainings - with input from other feeding experts like Dr. Rowell

• SIGN UP for Katie’s free online workshop “BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS: How to get your baby to try 100 foods before turning 1 without you having to spoon-feed purees or buy pouches” - everyone on the free workshop gets a copy of the 100 FIRST FOODS LIST so you can focus on all of the foods your baby CAN eat