End Mealtime Stress.
Grow Food Choices.
Transform meals into joyful moments where children willingly taste new food and parents feel relief serving just 1 meal to the entire family.
About
Becky Miksic, OTR/L
Being a parent is more of a challenge than most of us realize until we become a parent.
Getting our kids to eat, sleep, poop and listen can easily consume the first several years of their life.
That’s why I believe in the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.”
No one parent can be an expert in all areas of a child’s life.
And you don’t have to.
I’ve been helping parents end mealtime battles and teaching children to like new foods for nearly 20 years as an occupational therapist.
When I became a new parent I quickly grew exhausted and overwhelmed.
I frantically pulled out all the books and handouts I had about sleep and eating.
Of course real life never works exactly like a textbook, but I was so grateful to have resources easily available.
I knew if I had a plan, I wouldn’t have to rely on my exhausted mommy brain to problem solve when bowls of oatmeal became a messy spa treatment like this.
My Discovery
I soon discovered that basic behavioral strategies can help every mom get through meals.
Techniques I used to help children with sensitivities to food textures taught my wild child to learn to like a variety of fruits, nuts, meats and vegetables.
My second child was pickier than my first and was also quite small, so I really relied on the program I had used for years to help under-weight children eat more at each meal.
Once I saw my pickier child consistently loving greens, eggs, mushrooms, pumpkin seeds and just about any meat, I became convinced every mom can benefit from learning this program.
Then I started to wonder, “What do parents who are not feeding specialists do?”
“How do they get through this?”
Then momma bear came out in full force.
I asked myself, “Why are parents only given access to this information AFTER their kids eat fewer than 15 foods or show serious problems gaining weight?!”
“What about all the moms out there struggling, trying everything they can think of and still ending the day feeling defeated?”
That’s when my view of my role as a feeding specialist expanded.
I realized I need to bring this information to moms everywhere BEFORE their children have problems gaining weight, growing or have such a limited diet they can’t eat what’s served at school, parties etc.
My Mission
Provide parents with the most current evidence-based strategies and effective tools available, so they can enjoy the freedom and confidence that comes from knowing their children can and will eat a nourishing meal no matter where they go.
I also continue to teach professionals, who work with children with significant eating challenges, a comprehensive approach to increase the range and volume of foods eaten, while decreasing family stress around food.
Get Started!
Parents
I want help ending mealtime battles and teaching my child to enjoy new foods.
Organizations
We want a fun presentation that teaches parents practical strategies to end picky eating.
Professionals
I’m looking for a career with End Picky Eating or AOTA approved classes.
I believe your child was born with free will.
So you cannot force your child to eat any more than you can force your child to fall asleep on command or go to the bathroom on command.
Learning how to work with your child’s natural design is the key to seeing your child willingly eat new foods.
You will always be the expert on your child.
How I can help is by teaching you how to apply the scientific details that impact your child’s eating so you know:
what to serve,
how to serve it,
when to serve it,
what to say,
and how to handle resistance
so your child eats enough nourishing foods at meals without the need for bribing or negotiating.
When the stress of meals melts away and you see your child willingly eating healthy foods, meals become fun and a time to deepen your connection with your child.
I can help you teach your child to eat a variety of new foods so you feel confident sending your child to school, on sleepovers or on camping trips, knowing enough of what’s served will be eaten.
It most certainly takes a village to raise a child.
I’m here to help you with the eating aspect of your child’s life so you can sleep better at night knowing your child has eaten enough to nourish a growing mind and body.
