| View Larger Image | Food Chaining: The Proven 6-Step Plan to Stop Picky Eating, Solve Feeding Problems, and Expand Your Child’s Diet | Paperbackby Cheri Fraker (Author), Dr. Mark Fishbein Dr. (Author), Sibyl Cox (Author), Laura Walbert (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Da Capo Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 416 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 01, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 87,470th |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 10 reviews)
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Not detailed enough to be useful by N. Hyde  2 Stars
March 01, 2009
I think the idea of food chaining has potential, but the book wasn't detailed enough to help me put it into practice. The reviews that involve people who dealt with the authors in person rather than trying to get help from reading the book alone miss the point, because the book doesn't provide enough information to implement a food chaining approach, at least in my experience. It didn't give details about the order in which to introduce foods and when to switch to new foods. It didn't talk about what to do when the child refuses to try the new foods that are offered. Plus, the focus on bringing together a team of five professionals to assess your child was misguided because people that want to go that route probably aren't getting a self-help book. So, I tried a few new foods with my daughter, she refused to even consider trying them, so I gave up and went back to what I had been doing. I found Ellyn Satter's books to be more helpful, although they don't focus enough on what to do about picky eating.
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great for older kids too by Heidi M. (New Jersey)  5 Stars
February 05, 2009
Though the book is written for mostly younger children, there is plenty of information for helping older children, including a few accounts of the authors' 9-13 year old pediatric clients.
I read the book before the first appointment with my 11 yr. old son's nutritionist. So glad that I did because I was able to come in with a wealth of information on the subject and with the nutritionist, was able to come up with some great food chains to work on.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book for anyone with a child (or even an adult) with selective eating disorder (as it's called in the UK,) food neophobia, and/or is an extreme picky eater.
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relievedparent by William Ahillen (Chicago) 5 Stars
January 06, 2009
For two and half years of age, my son's poor nutritional intake was augmented nearly exclusively via a liquid diet. He just would not eat real food and his poor weight gain was diagnosed as "failure to thrive." As the parent of an exceedingly picky eater, I was delighted to have a book that was able to help us support our son with taking more solid foods and move towards a more diverse diet. The authors explain in a very accessible language why some children become picky eaters. More importantly, they provide sound advise through the process call food chaining on how to create a plan that can move a child from eating only bacon strips to having a cheeseburger. The book has helped our family transition from always having stressful meal situations to more enjoyable and supportive meal times. A year later, my son's weight is above the 15th percentile and all of his nutrition comes from real food.
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Fantastic book for parents of children with feeding difficulties by Christine Cox (Atlanta, GA) 5 Stars
December 30, 2008
This is a wonderful resource for any family dealing with feeding difficulties. My 18-month old daughter has a history of gastrointestinal reflux disease, multiple food protein allergies, sensory integration disorder and gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying). In addition to these medical issues, she has been diagnosed with a pediatric feeding disorder due to her strong aversion to anything that is not dry and crunchy. We have had her in feeding therapy since she was 10 months old, but started looking for other information when her therapy recently started hitting a plateau.
This book has been a wonderful resource for me as a parent, and helped our relatives to understand my daughter's condition through its clear explanations of the underlying causes of feeding disorders. The food chaining section has helped me to think more creatively about the foods I offer my daughter and the order in which I present those foods. The concept of taking a set of accepted foods and slowly expanding the child's food horizons is very useful for any parent dealing with a child with extreme food selectivity.
I thank the feeding team that authored this book for their insightful work and only wish that they lived in my city so that I could work with them directly!
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The Feeding Goddesses have arrived! by J. Pollock (Springfield, IL) 5 Stars
November 13, 2008
Let me preface by saying I know these girls, I work with them, and while I am also a Speech Pathologist, my daughter is a patient of these girls(Her cute videoed face is in their current course, if you are so lucky to see them present locally!) The book is written for parents, as while we feel we know them better than anyone, we very often do not see the complete picture with our children. I can tell you that the book does bring up a lot of medical diagnoses, and that is because in the Clinic they are seeing LOTS of kids with these problems that have not been diagnosed by their Primary docs. Only about 5% of feeding problems are purely behavioral- the rest have some medical, sensory, or other cause. I marvel at how these ladies can look at a child, talk to parents, and form a plan that meets not only the nutritional needs of the child, but the emotional needs of the family as a whole. Cheri remarks that "Saying Failure to Thrive to a mom might as well be saying Failure to Parent"- we take it SO personally that our children are struggling and it is a daily fight. She is an amazing person who cares for her patients deeply, and makes parents feel listened to, supported, and empowered because the program WORKS. There is no force feeding, there is guidance and respect for the child and the family. I have learned a ton as a mom and a therapist from these ladies, and thank my stars that they came into my life personally and professionally. Sophie and I owe them a debt of gratitude that I hope I can repay by taking what I am learning and helping others under their guidance. Buy the book, read it, come to Spfld, Il to our Clinic, and enjoy your mealtimes again.
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