A blog about my love for food, family and ways to encourage language through mealtime.
Do you want to help build your child's narrative and sequencing skills? Try this app, "Kid In Story" ($6.99). It is a great app to help build your child's ability to create and retell stories. This app is super easy to create stories and is very child friendly (and parent friendly)! The next time you are making a fun dessert or engaging in a fun … [Read more...]
Does your child get frustrated easily? If you have a child with ADHD (or any related disorder) that gets frustrated very easily this can be an excellent book to read during mealtime or any quiet time. Zach Gets Frustrated by William Mulcahy is about a little boy named Zach who gets frustrated because his kite can't fly properly. As a result of … [Read more...]
Does your child have trouble sitting down at meals? Does your child also have sensory processing issues? If so, check out these In-Sync Activity Cards that are made for children with sensory processing issues. I think many parents struggle to have their child sit down at a meal especially those who have hyperactive children with sensory … [Read more...]
Are you vegan? Is your child vegan? Ran out of eggs? In either case, you would love these chocolate vegan muffins if you are craving something sweet with a hint of chocolate. These are similar to my vegan pancakes but I adjusted the recipe to make muffins. The recipe only yields 6 muffins but feel free to double for a dozen muffins. The muffins are … [Read more...]
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? teaches a very important lesson to children ages 4 and up. It is an excellent book to read during mealtime or any time! This book discusses how everyone carries an invisible bucket. Buckets are filled with good thoughts and feelings. When you make someone feel good, you fill their bucket and your bucket. People who … [Read more...]
Are you or your child on a dairy free diet? The muffins are made using coconut milk yogurt and soy milk (almond milk can be substituted). The muffins are packed with goodness including chia seeds and an added boost of blueberries. They are moist, sweet and filling. They are made out of white whole wheat flour which has a more mild taste than whole … [Read more...]
Cute Food - Cooking App for Kids ($1.99) is a fun app that can help children explore different fruits and vegetables in a creative and artistic way. With this app, your kids can be a little chef and make their own little creations with 200 + choices of pieces of various fruits and vegetables. Your child can pick their own plate, tablecloth and … [Read more...]
Picky, Picky Pete is a children's book about a boy with a sensory processing disorder. Pete's mom struggles each morning to get Pete dressed and ready for school. Many challenges arise such as itchy tags, gooey soap and touch sensitivity that interfere with the morning routine. I think many moms can relate to this book because most of us find it … [Read more...]
There are many good reasons to read to your child during mealtime. Here are my top 10 reasons! 1. To bond with your child. 2. To improve their language skills and expand vocabulary (there is research supporting this) 3. To improve your child's ability to tell stories (a.k.a. improve narrative skills), answer questions, comment, sequence … [Read more...]
Do you like scones? Do you like cake? If you like both, you will like my scake. What is a scake? It's something that is a cross between a scone and a cake (I made up this word). I love ginger so I loaded it up with both ground ginger and grated ginger. When watching Rachael Ray once, she mentioned that after you cut and peel your ginger root, you … [Read more...]
