Raising Adventurous Eaters, Lara Dato, MS, OTRL
Raising Adventurous Eaters, Lara Dato, MS, OTRL
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Raising Adventurous Eaters
Practical Ways to Overcome Picky Eating and Food Sensory Sensitivities

Author: Lara Dato, MS, OTR/L, Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD, Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC

Narrator: Suzie Althens

Unabridged: 5 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/21/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Is your child a picky eater? Do they insist on having the same foods served over and over again? For many kids, picky eating is a sensory issue—whether it's the smell, taste, texture, or appearance of food. So, how can you help your child overcome these sensory sensitivities and ensure that they get the nourishment they need?

Written by a pediatric occupational therapist with a specialty certification in feeding, eating, and swallowing, Raising Adventurous Eaters offers eight evidence-based sensory strategies to help kids foster a healthy relationship with food. You'll learn all about how picky eating can be caused by sensory processing differences, and find step-by-step strategies for dealing with each sense. By learning to lean into their senses, children will better understand what's going on in their bodies. This fosters an intuitive eating approach, teaching kids to listen to their body's hunger and fullness cues and respect and respond to those cues appropriately.

Whether or not your child has a diagnosis of sensory processing disorder (SPD), or simply has sensory sensitivities when it comes to food, this book will help you set your child up for successful mealtimes, turning the most stressful time of the day into a time that your family can spend relaxing and bonding together around the table.

About Lara Dato, MS, OTR/L

Lara Dato, MS OTR/L, SC-FES, is a pediatric occupational therapist with a specialty certification in feeding, eating, and swallowing, one of approximately fifty professionals with these credentials in America. In addition to years as a feeding therapist, she has taught courses on feeding therapy across the country. Her passion is helping picky eaters and their families find joy in adventurous eating!


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kiersti

Perfect for my needs. Actually practical advice, not just theories.......more

Goodreads review by Liz

I skimmed through a bit to read parts that applied more for me. Loved the sensory breakdown (<3 OTs). Practical advice and easy to follow.......more

I actually downloaded this book for myself - as an adult with ADHD and lots of sensory issues with food and trying new things, I wanted to see if it had any advice that was useful to me... ... and it did! It went over several different body systems and how they play into our experience of food, and s......more

This book was more helpful than I thought it would be! There are some things that didn't help like the branding section. My daughter eats a very specific squeeze yogurt and even though I went to buy the same thing, new packaging, she won't eat it because it doesn't look the same. The only suggestion......more

Goodreads review by April

Lots of good information! A bit repetitive at times. We’ve already started implementing some of the strategies and so far so good.......more