"How can I overcome advancing of food textures anxiety?"

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Monday Mornings with Dr. Mona, I'm talking with Anna about overcoming her fear of advancing solids for her 11.5 due to her fears of choking. This is a common fear and we go over how to mindfully overcome this with tips, tricks, and know-how. We discuss: How to overcome fears of advancing food and choking How to prepare food with safety and time In mind How to handle distracted eating The importance of modeling eating behaviors How to encourage self-regulation with meals Make sure to listen to the wrap-up as I share principles that can apply to many various parenting scenarios and for this case—overcoming advancing food anxiety. For more watch Dr. Mona's "Does Spoon-Feeding Create Picky Eaters?" video on YouTube. Check out all the PedsDocTalk Courses for more guidance, tips, and support during parenthood. The Picky Eating Playbook offers strategies for toddler feeding and reducing mealtime battles. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I don't want parents to be stuck not advancing food. I want to be very
0:03.2	clear here that advancement of food is extremely important from a
0:06.1	development to a standpoint. Like I said, I do not want a one-year-old to only
0:09.7	be eating purees because they need to experience other
0:12.4	textures. But what you said is right on and that
0:15.3	if you have a two-year-old that you're still cutting up pieces of food,
0:18.8	it is hard sometimes, like you said, when you go on social and you're seeing
0:21.5	people do something more advanced that you're like, wait,
0:24.1	is my kid not capable? Is it me? And so then it's going to click in your head
0:28.4	in a good way, I hope, and I want to reframe and say,
0:31.1	how is this something I want to do for my child? Do I not feel comfortable yet?
0:35.6	It's okay if you don't feel comfortable yet, but then you're going to set up
0:39.2	in your head, I want this as a goal. I want my child to eat a slice of pizza like
0:43.4	I eat a slice of pizza and we're going to get there. It may not be at one
0:46.7	year old, like I saw another child on social, it may not be at two,
0:49.9	but they were going to get there by easing ourselves into it.
0:53.6	Welcome back to the Pete Stockton podcast. You all are really loving
1:00.6	the series, the Monday Mornings with Dr. Mona series on this podcast, as well as
1:04.7	the Finding Joy series, as well as all of the other episodes I have with my
1:08.2	guests. So thank you for tuning in each week and all of your reviews and ratings.
1:12.8	On this episode, I welcome Anna and she has a 11 and a half-month-old
1:16.8	daughter named Campbell and she is struggling with overcoming her fear or anxiety
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